| Temples & Legends Of Bihar |
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| There is also a
sprinkling of Jains in Buxar, Sasaram and other places. They are mostly business people.
The Jains of Arrah have been remarkably religious- minded and liberal and through their
efforts there are now 44 Jain temples in Arrah and its suburb and one in Dalmianagar. This
number is really very large for an average district headquarters town. Its temples have
made Arrah a place of pilgrimage for the Jains and every year thousands of Jain pilgrims
visit Arrah. There are two large well-appointed Jain dharmashalas -for the Jain
pilgrims.The temple authorities are all remarkable for their active spirit of dedication
and service. A number of these Jain temples are located in private houses and the doors of
these private houses are always thrown open to the religious-minded people without any
restriction.
Some of the modern Jain temples in Arrah town deserve much more attention than a
passing reference. These temples are mostly replicas of other Jain temples elsewhere and
poems in marble have been reproduced an enormous cost to the donors. They attract not only
thousands of Jain pilgrims throughout the year but are also visited by men following other
creeds and all are creations of the fertile imagination of the architects. |
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