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The tower
of the Jain Temple can be seen as soon as one enters Raja Dinendra Street. The temple is accessible through Badridas
Temple
Road.
Pareshnath is worshipped by the Jains. This temple was built in
1867. Ray Badridas Bahadur was its founder. He was a connoisseur
of art.
By dint of probity, tenacity and sheer intelligence, he was
appointed the member of the Governor General of India in 1971.
There are four temples here. The main temple is dedicated to the 10th Jain
Avtaar (incarnation of God) Sri Sital Nath Ji. The
gateway of the temple is a pleasant spectacle to behold.
An arboretum embellishes the place along with many effigys. There is a small
stream which has an array of flowers on all sides. In the north,
is the greeting room and a museum. One can reach the veranda
of the temple by climbing thirteen marble stairs.
Here is a lamp which burns with ghee and is never extinguished.
On the south of the temple of Sri SitalaNath Ji stands the
temple of
Sri Chanda Prabhujidev. Ganeshlal Kapoorchand Jahar constructed
it in 1895. There is another temple towards the right where Dadaji
Garu and Kushalji Maharaj are worshipped. The 4th temple towards
the north, belongs to Mahavira the last guru of the Jains.
Every year, a colourful procession comes out from Pareshnath Temple
during the festival of the Jains.
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