Kanakagiri Jain Shri kshetra
| Kanakagiri Jain Tirth kshetra | |
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| ಕನಕಗಿರಿ | |
Distant view of Kanakagiri Tirth
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 Location within Karnataka
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Kanakagiri, Chamarajanagar, Karnataka |
| Geographic coordinates | 11°56′59.815″N 76°46′6.491″E / 11.94994861°N 76.76846972°ECoordinates: 11°56′59.815″N 76°46′6.491″E / 11.94994861°N 76.76846972°E |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Parshvanatha |
| Festivals | Mahamastakabhisheka, Mahavir Jayanti |
| Country | India |
| Architectural description | |
| Creator | Western Ganga dynasty |
| Date established | 5th - 6th century |
| Temple(s) | 3 |
Kanakagiri Jain tirth kshetra (Kannada: ಕನಕಗಿರಿ) also known as Kanakadri is situated at about 3 km from Maleyuru, Chamarajanagar district, 53 km from the Mysore city and 182 km from Bengaluru.
It is one of the important Jain pilgrim centres of Karnataka known in ancient times as Hemanga Desha, According to 27 stone inscriptions found here, Bhagawan Mahavira once passed through this place during his journey to the south and held a Samavasharan Divya Sabha (a meeting). Nestled amidst green pastures and sandalwood trees, sitting atop the Kanakagiri Hill is an ancient Parshwanatha Jain temple. The temple was built by the kings of the Western Ganga Dynasty in the 5th or 6th century. Kings of later dynasties such as the Hoysala, Vijayanagara and Wadiyar also patronised this temple. It is believed that one king worshipped Bhagwan Parshwanatha here before proceeding to a war in which he was victorious and hence he named the deity, Vijaya Parshwanatha.
The main temple on the 350 steps hillock is enclosed in a fort, has four main parts, namely, the mukhamantapa, the navaranga, the sukhanasi and the garbhagriha.This temple enshrines idols of five main deities together – Bhagwan Parshwanatha, Padmavathi Devi, Jwalamalini Devi, Kushmandini Devi, and Kshetrapala Bramha Yaksha. The garbhagriha houses Bhagwan Parshwanatha while the sukhanasi houses the rest. There are 3 temples and tonks of 24 tirthankar. This temple also includes a 18-feet monolithic idol of Lord Bahubali.
Kanakagiri is the only place among the Jain centres where Kalasarpadosha parihara puja is performed. Numerous devotees, Jain and Hindu, throng to this place to perform this prayer. According to legends Queen Deverammanni of Mysore royal family once suffered from kalasarpadosha and found relief on worshiping the Goddesses here. So, she gave the temple a unique idol of the hood of snake bearing Dharanendra and Padmavathi figures. The idol is currently placed in the sukhanasi.
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