The temple and
its founder
Acharya
Shri Sthul Bhadra Surishwarji Maharaj has been in the south
for the last 8 years. He has been crowned with the title of
Dakshin Kesri for the very reason that he was instrumental for
the full fledged construction of 28 temples in South India.
The most notable among them being the Nakoda Avanti 108 Parashwanath
jain tirth dham at Devanhally, a distance of 38 kms from Bangalore
on a sprawling area of 13 
acres. He has been the main source
of inspiration in the construction of this temple which is the
biggest Jain temple in India. The construction work is been
done under the guidance of the young and dynamic saint Shri
Chandesh Vijayji Maharaj. The main temple is in the center with
the statue of Lord Parashwanath in Padma Samast mudra having
a height of 83" and also that of Lord Avanti Parashwanath is
90" in height. Apart from this there are 108 temple surrounding
the main temple all of different forms of Lord Parashwanath
in nine different stones. Apart from this there are the "Navgraha"
temples. The work on this project stated in the year 1991 and
is to be completed by 1999. The construction of this temple
is in the Dravidian style with a blend of South Indian Architecture
and semblance to architecture of temples in Gujrat and Rajasthan.
A labour force of 700 people are working every day in different
parts of the country to complete the project. After completion
this temple will have a full fledged library and a garden which
will enhance ones spiritual strength.
At a distance of about 11 km a hill
has been adopted for the construction of a temple dedicated
to the 1st Tirthankar Lord Adinath and has been named
a Siddichal Sthul Bhadra Vihar.
H.H.Acharya Shri Sthul Bhader Surishwarji Maharaj accepted the
path of a monk at the age of 8 with the blessings of his guru
Shri Labdhi Vikram Surishwarji Maharaj. He is now 67 years old
and has been a great source of inspiration to many jain devotees.
Any individual or organisation requiring more details about
the
above information can write to us at : jys@apnabangalore.com
