Kamaldah Jain Temple
Jain temple · Neminatha (22nd Tirthankara); Acharya Sthulabhadra; Sudarshana · Patna, Bihar
It is an important stop on the Jain pilgrimage circuit of Bihar and the place associated with...
The oldest Jain temple in Patna, a Śvetāmbara shrine established in 1729 CE on a brick mound, with three structures in the complex. The main temple is dedicated to Neminatha and carries an illustration of the 3rd-century BCE acharya Sthulabhadra, held to have spent his last days here. A second temple holds black stone footprints of Sudarshana, given a daily saffron offering. An inscription inside is dated 1792 CE. The Government of Bihar has listed it for conservation.
Plan your visit
- Area
- Patna
Festivals
- Mahavir Jayanti (March–April)
Yatras that include Kamaldah Jain Temple
- Jain Yatra: Patna's oldest Jain temple, in a garden most of the city has never visited.
Tirtham can arrange here
Guide, car and stay around Patna
Also around Patna
- Bihar Museum: The state's own account of itself, from the Didarganj Yakshi to the present, in one building on Nehru Path.
- Golghar, the granary on the Ganga: A British granary of 1786 built after the famine of 1770, and the widest view of the Ganga at Patna from its top.
- Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library: One of India's great manuscript libraries, open to the public since 1891, with a Quran 2.5 mm wide.
- Ganga aarti at Gandhi Ghat: The evening aarti on the Ganga that the Bihar government holds at Patna every weekend.
- Litti chokha: The dish people mean when they say Bihari food.
- Maner laddu: The laddu Bihar Tourism names as the finest in the state, from the town of the Maner Sharif dargah.
Nearby places
- Mahavir Mandir, Patna: Patna's beloved Hanuman temple
- Takht Sri Patna Sahib: Birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
- Gurdwara Gobind Ghat: It commemorates the incident in which Gobind Rai threw his gold bangle (kangan) into the Ganga as a...
- Gurdwara Guru ka Bagh: It marks the spot where Guru Tegh Bahadur first alighted on his return, and where he met his son Guru...
- Gurdwara Bal Lila Maini Sangat: Pilgrims come for the childhood association with Guru Gobind Singh, and receive boiled salted gram as...
- Gurudwara Handi Sahib: To honour the handi of khichri offered to the child Guru; a distinctive evening prayer here recalls his...
- Gurdwara Gai Ghat: It commemorates Guru Nanak's stay in Patna and is part of the Bihar government's "Guru Circuit" of Sikh...
- Badi Patan Devi: Devotees believe the right thigh (and the *pata*, the cloth, from which "Patan" and the city's name are...
Questions pilgrims ask
Why is Kamaldah Jain Temple important?
The oldest Jain temple in Patna, a Śvetāmbara shrine established in 1729 CE on a brick mound, with three structures in the complex. The main temple is dedicated to Neminatha and carries an illustration of the 3rd-century BCE acharya Sthulabhadra, held to have spent his last days here. A second temple holds black stone footprints of Sudarshana, given a daily saffron offering. An inscription inside is dated 1792 CE. The Government of Bihar has listed it for conservation.
Which festivals are celebrated at Kamaldah Jain Temple?
Mahavir Jayanti (March–April).
Can Tirtham plan a yatra to Kamaldah Jain Temple?
Yes. Tell us how long you have and who is going, and Tirtham plans the days, the guide, the car and the stay.
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