JAIN TEMPLE
Dedicated To: Adinath, The First Tirthankara
Built In: 1904
The Jain community built Jain Temple dedicated to Adinath,
the first Tirthankara, located on Malabar Hill in 1904. The temple is
totally built with marble. This temple is opulent, but poorly maintained.
Inside the temple frescoes depict various events in the lives of the 24
Jain apostles or Tirthankaras. On reaching upstairs there is a black
marble shrine beautifully decorated with celestial personifications of the
planets, painted onto the ceiling. The temple is usually filled with
worshippers, mostly Jain stockbrokers who walk barefoot to the temple
every morning, and white-robed monks who have renounced everything save
for their begging bowls.
HOW TO GET THERE
Mumbai being the capital city is well connected by air, rail and road with all the places in the state as well as the country. Tourists can take the city buses from any point of the city and reach this temple.
WHERE TO STAY
Accommodation is available at the Hotels in Mumbai
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