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The central temple is the largest temple of the Jain temples on Girnar, standing in a quadrangular paved courtyard that measures 190 to 195 feet (58 to 59 m) in length and 130 feet (40 m) in width. [ 7 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The courtyard is bordered by 67 cells, each of which enshrine a marble idol with a cloister in front of them onto a bench.
Neminath temple, Girnar in 1911, from northeast Neminatha is one of the five most devotionally revered Tirthankaras, along with Mahavira, Rishabhanatha, Parshvanatha and Shantinatha. [ 40 ] Various Jain temple complexes across India feature him, and these are important pilgrimage sites in Jainism.
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Neminath Temple on Girnar's highest peak (Neminath Shikhar), in 1964, before its conversion to Dattatreya Temple. A Jain pilgrim reads scriptures in the Neminath temple, sitting before the foot idol of Neminatha with a full ancient idol carved in padmasana posture behind it, prior to the temple's conversion into the Dattatreya Hindu temple.
Girnar was anciently called Raivata or Ujjayanta, sacred amongst the Jains to Neminath, the 22nd Tirthankara, and a place of pilgrimage since before 250 BCE. [2]Situated on the first plateau of Mount Girnar at the height of about 3800 steps, at an altitude of 2370 ft above Junagadh, still some 600 ft below the first summit of Girnar, there are Jain temples with marvelous carvings in marble.
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[3] [4] These five Jain temples were constructed from 1062 to 1231 CE: [5] [6] Mahavira temple was built in 1062. This is the earliest Jain temple. Shantinath temple was built in 1082. Parshvanath temple was built in 1094 by the Chalukyan king Jayasimha Siddharaja. Neminath temple was built a little later in 1136 during the reign of Jayasimha ...
English: This is the plan of the largest temple on Mount Girnar, dedicated to the Tirthankara Neminatha. The temple opens to the east. It features a Nagara style shikara with an amalaka and kalasa on the top. The temple has many secondary shrines (as seen on the plan) with Jain deities.