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 Sri Digambar jain Lal Mandir  is located  opposite Red Fort, Old Delhi  It was built n 1658 A.D. The temple is dedicated to the 23rd Tirthankara,  Parashvanath. The temple houses a  Birds Charity Hospital.  Sri Digambara Jain Lal Mandir is one of the  Delhi's  oldest temple dates back  to the time of  Mugal emperor Aurangzeb's  reign. It  is situated right opposite  the  Red Fort, at  the entrance  of  the  main  road. In  the   adjoining lies the noisy and chaotic main street of Chandni Chowk. 
 The Architecture of  the temple boast detailed carvings, and decorative  paintwork in the ante-chambers that  surrounding  the main shrine to the  Parshvanath, the twenty-third tirthankara.

      
 
History
  Mughal Emperor Jahangir once invited several Jain seth (businessmen) to come and settle in the city and granted them some land south of the Chandani Chauk around Dariba Gali. He also permitted them to build a temporary structure to house a Jain temple. The Jain community acquired three marble idols installed by Jivaraj Papriwal under the supervision of Bhattaraka Jinachandra in Samvat 1548 (1491 AD) for the temple.The main idol is that of Tirthankara Parshva.
  It is said that the deities in temple were originally kept in a tent belonging to a Jain officer of the Mughal army. During the Mughal period, the construction of a sikhara for a temple was not permitted. This temple did not have a formal shikara until after India's independence when the temple was extensively rebuilt.
  In 1800-1807, Raja Harsukh Rai , the imperial treasurer obtained imperial permission to build a temple with a sikhara
in the Jain neighborhood of Dharamapura, just south of Chandani Chauk. Thus temple, known for fine carvings, is now known as the Naya Mandir "New Temple".
 
Temple complex
  A manastambha column stands in front of the temple. The main devotional area of the temple is on the first floor. It is
reached by ascending to the terrace after crossing the small courtyard of the temple, surrounded by a colonnade. The temple is quite popular among the people as devotees come and make offerings such as fruits, grains, rice and even candles. The place is very peaceful and the ambience is really soothing especially due to the shining of the gilded paintwork of the shrine area under the lights of butter lamps and candles.
  In 1931  Acharya Shantisagar arrived in Delhi. He was the first Digambar Jain monk to visit Delhi after a gap of eight centuries. There is a memorial marking this historical occasion.
  There is also a bookstore in the complex where a wide range of literatures on Jainism is available, apart from unique curios and souvenirs related to the religion. Visitors should take off their shoes and all other leather goods and hand it to the concerned person before entering the temple complex.
The Bird's Charity Hospital:
  The temple premises house a unique medical center for birds, the Birds' Charity Hospital. Free treatment is given here, which draws inspiration from the message of 'Live and let Live' given by Lord Mahavir, the twenty-fourth Tirthankara of the Jains.   It serves as a rescue sanctuary for partridges, caught and wounded by fowlers and bought in bulk by Jain merchants who bring them here to recover, and there are separate wards for pigeons, parrots, sparrows and domestic fowl. Squirrels, who will not hurt the birds, are also treated here, but birds of prey are seen on a strictly outpatient basis, as they are not vegetarian. 
The Temple is managed by Shree Agarwala Digambar Jain Panchyat Trust. 

   DIGAMBAR  JAIN TEMPLES IN  DELHI
    
1.  Sh. Digambar Jain Ahinsa Mandir 
            1, Ansari Road, Dariya Ganj, Delhi-02 
        2. Sh. Digambar Jain Munisubaratnath Mandir 
            Jain Bal Ashram, Darya Gunj, Delhi-02 
        3. Sh. Digambar Jain Mandir 
            7/33 Ansari Road Dariya Gunj, Delhi-02 
        4. Jain Mahila Ashram, Ghata Masjid, Darya Gunj, Delhi-02 
        5. Sh. Digambar Jain Mandir 
            Lodi Colony, Behind Police Station, Delhi-03 
        6. Sh Digambar Jain Mandir 
            Modal Basti, New colony, Delhi-05 
        7. Sh. Digambar Jain Mandir
            Dev Nagar, New Delhi-05 
        8. Sh. Digambar Jain Mandir 
            Chapparwala Chowk, Karol Bagh, Delhi-05 
        9. Sh. Jain Mandir 
            Ahimsa Bhawan, Sankar Road, Delhi-60
            Phone: - 25811749 
       10. Sh. Digambar Jain Mandir 
            5C/29, New Rohtak Road, New Delhi-05 
       11. Sh. Digambar Jain Mandir 
            Gali Inder Wali, Bazar Sitaram, New Delhi-06 
       12. Sh. Digambar Jain Lal Mandir 
             Chandani Chowk, Delhi-06 
       13. Sh. Digambar Jain Bada (Big) Mandir 
             Kuncha Seth, Dariba Kalan, Delhi-06 
       14. Sh. Digambar Jain Chota (Small) Mandir 
            1541, Kuncha Seth, Dariba Kalan, Delhi-06 
       15. Sh. Digambar Jain Mandir 
             Satghara, Dharampura, Delhi-06 
       16. Sh. Digambar Jain Naya Mandir 
             25/5, Dharampura, Delhi-06 
       17. Sh. Digambar Jain Maher Mandir
             3018, Masjid Khajur, Dharampura, Delhi-06 
  

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