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Kolkata
the capital of West Bengal is famous for its jain temples. The main temples are:
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Shree Digambar Jain Bada Mandir (Burra Bazar)
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Shree Digambar Jain Naya Mandir (Ravindra Sarani, Kolakata)
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Shree Digambar Jain Temple (Howrah)
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Shree Mahaveer Digambar Jain Temple (Chowreengi)
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Digambar Jain Parasnath Mandir Belgachia
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Shree
Digambar Jain Bada Mandir
Shree Digambar Jain Bada Mandir
is located in the heart of Bara Bazar,1 Basak street
Kolakata 700007. This is an ancient temple.The main idols in the temple
are of Bhagwan Adinath, Bhagwan Parswanath and
Bhagwan Mahavira. The present secretary of the temple
committee is Shri Ratanlalji Sethi. |
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Shree
Digambar Jain Naya Mandir (Ravindra Sarani, Kolkata)
Shree
Digambar Jain Naya Mandir is located at 120, Rabindra
Sarani, Kolkata 700 007. This temple was built around the
year 1905. The interior of the temple is completely built
with marble. In the middle there are beautiful artistic
decorated marble pillars.
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are two main vedis in the temple. On the first vedi facing
north Bhagwan Adinath magnificent idol is
established. In the second vedi there are four silver idols
of Bhagwan Chandraprabhu.
Shree
Digambar Jain Naya Mandir is managed by a managing committee
having its president shree Pyarelal Jain, vice president
shree Rajendra kumar Gangawal and general secretary shree
Srawan Kumar Jain.
Shree
Mahaveer Digambar Jain Mandir (Chowreengi)
Shree
Mahaveer Digambar jain Mandir is located 8A, J.L.N. Road
Kolkata. The marble temple was built in 1989. A magnificent
idol of Bhagwan Mahaveer Swami is on the main vedi.
The temple is managed by a trust headed by Shree Rajendra Kumar Gangwal
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