Nemgiri

Nemgiri
Nemgiri
Religion
Rashtrakuta dynasty
Date established	8th-9th Century
Temple(s)	2
Website
	http://www.nemgiri.org/

Nemgiri is a place in

Jain temple which is protected by state government and Archaeological Survey of India.^[1]

History

Nemgiri is named after twenty-second

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.

archaeologists the idols of this Tirtha

(holy site of Hinduism and/or Jainism) are 1000 years old or more.

Temple

The holy site is situated in sub hills of Sahyadri Mountains, in the area of Parbhani district 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Jintur. Two hills, named Nemgiri and Chandragiri, are known for their ancient, artistic, and miraculous Jain Cave Temples and Chaityalayas.^{[citation needed]}

There are two temples and seven caves on the two hills. The hills are named as Nemgiri and chandragiri respectively.

On Nemgiri hill there are seven caves. The caves have tiny entrances but the idols inside are quiet large. Nemgiri caves are unique examples of engineering of that era.^{[citation needed]}

References

Citations

^ ASI.
^ "Nemgiri". Nemgiri.org. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ "Archived copy". jainteerth.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b District Administration Developed.

Bibliography

ASI. "Protected Monuments in Maharashtra". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
District Administration Developed. "Shri Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Nemgiri Sansthan, Jintur". Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[FOOTNOTEASI-1] ASI.

[2] "Nemgiri". Nemgiri.org. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[3] "Archived copy". jainteerth.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[FOOTNOTEDistrict_Administration_Developed-4] District Administration Developed.

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