Nemgiri
| Nemgiri | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Location | Jintur, Parbhani district, Maharashtra |
| Geographic coordinates | 19°36′31.3″N 76°41′04.7″E / 19.608694°N 76.684639°ECoordinates: 19°36′31.3″N 76°41′04.7″E / 19.608694°N 76.684639°E |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Parshvanatha |
| Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Website | http://www.nemgiri.org/ |
| Architectural description | |
| Creator | Rashtrakuta dynasty |
| Date established | 8th-9th Century |
| Temple(s) | 2 |
Nemgiri is a place in Jintur taluka of Parbhani district of Maharashtra state of India. Nemgiri is particularly known for its Jain temple which is protected by state government and Archaeological Survey of India.
Nemgiri is named after twenty-second Jain tirthankara Neminatha. In Marathi language or originally in Sanskrit, Nemi is for Neminatha while giri means mountain. There is no specific historical knowledge about this particular fort with the name Nemgiri, which Rashtrakuta kings have ruled in Jintur. However, there is some historical knowledge available about the caves. In ancient times this area was famous as Jainpur, In 9th century during the time of Emperor Amoghavarsha of Rashtrakut Family. Later, in the middle period of Indian History, this was destroyed by invaders, and its name changed to Jintur, which is its current name.
At that time, 300 Jain families and 14 Jain Temples were present. Out of them, only two temples currently remain. In the year 1609 AD, this Kshetra was reconstructed and developed by ″Shri Veer Sangavi″ of ″Bagherwal Caste″. It is said that ″Samavsharan″ of ″Lord Mahaveer″ came here, and that the last Shrut Kevali Acharya Bhadrabahu with his 1200 scholars (including Chandragupt Maurya, the great emperor of ancient India) installed the famous idol of Lord Parshvanatha. The idol is said to float at a height of 3 inches. So this is called ″Antariksha Parsvanath″. According to archaeologists the idols of this Kshetra are 1000 years old or more.
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