| Temples & Legends Of Bihar |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
SHAHABAD |
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| Some of them
are briefly described below: Shri Samaveda Sikhara Mandir Shri Haraprasad Das Jain of Arrah had built two large buildings in Arrah and spent a fortune in reproducing ill marble the famous holy places like Parasnath Hill and the images of the 24 Tirthankaras in these buildings. He employed a number of sculptors from Jaipur for this purpose. The temple was constructed in 1902. Shri Haraprasad Das Jain made a free gift f the houses, along with the temples, to the public. In he trust deed that he executed on the 31st March, 1918 he himself mentions as follows: "I have got two houses built at a high cost adjacent to each other in Mahalla Mahajan Toli No.1 in Arrah and on the upper storey of one of these houses I have got constructed in white marble Sikharji and Shri Kailashji in miniature. I have further got the temple of Shri Champapuri. In all these I have installed the charans of the Gods. In the houses I have installed the Gods Adinath, Parasnath, Mahavir Swami, the 24th Tirthankara and a few pratimas". These temples are marvelous specimens of modern Jain and the architecture is superb. |
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