Pawapuri Jal Mandir is a beautiful Jain temple located close to Nalanda. It literally means a temple standing in the water. Niravan Sthali of Bhagwan Mahavir Bhagwan Mahavir was the 24th Jain Teerthankar who lived 5-6 centuries before the common era. He was born in Vaishali, also in Bihar. At Pawapuri, he attained Nirvana on […]

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Hutheesing Jain Temple – I told my cab driver on a fine Sunday morning. He asked me where it is and I wondered about his basic knowledge of the city. I checked the address on Google and said Madhupura. He laughed and said – Oh Hatheesing ni Wadi, say it like that na. A classical […]

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Mumbai is the financial capital of India. According to popular belief, the metropolitan city’s glorious history starts along with the colonial period. But in reality that is only the present-day modern Bombay as set up by the British. However, history stretches far back. Historically, the oldest testament of present-day Mumbai comes from Sopara (modern-day Nallasopara), […]

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Halebeedu or Halebidu is an important temple town, situated about 200 km from Bengaluru in Karnataka. It was the capital city of the Hoysala Empire, who were great patrons of art and literature. The name “Halebeedu” literally means an old camp in Kannada. It is also referred to as “Dwarasamudra” due to the presence of […]

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Kanchipuram is a fascinating town, best known for its magnificent temples and beautiful Silk Saris. When I visited, that is all I knew about it. However, it is a town full of stories, stories written in stone, in silk. And in the batter of the Idlis that get their name from the city. I had […]

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Sringeri gets its name from Rishi Shringya, son of Rishi Vibhandaka. In fact, the full name is RishiShringra Giri, Giri meaning mountain. The etymology and the name tracing back to the days of the Rishis tell us that this place has been inhabited for a very long time. Sringeri, as we see it today, owes […]

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Bahubali is a revered figure in Jainism. In Karnataka, Bahubali dominates the region with tall monolithic figures on hill tops. They look majestic with creepers growing on them.

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Moodbidri is an ancient Jain temple town located just about 35 km from the coastal city of Mangalore in Karnataka. We all know about the giant Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola but what you may not know that Jainism is an integral part of Karnataka’s cultural and ethnic fabric. I discovered a bit of it in […]

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Kolanpak is a small quaint town some 70-odd km North East of Hyderabad in the Nalgonda district. I recently came to know about its ancient temples and set out to explore them. Kolanpak literally means ornate with lakes, though I did not see any lake around. But then it would have been named so ages […]

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Just a few km away from the city of Jaisalmer lies the old capital of the Bhati Rajputs who ruled this area a long time ago. Most of the remains of their times were destroyed by the early Islamic invaders. The ruins have either been lost over time or are hidden somewhere under the layers […]

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