Kachner Jain Temple

Kachner Jain Temple
Kachner Jain Temple
	Parshvanatha idol at Kachner Jain Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Sect	Digambara
Deity	Parshvanatha
Governing body	Shri 1008 Chintamani Parshvanath Digamber Jain Atishay Kshetra Kachner Trust
Location
Location	Kachner, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Architecture
Established	13th century

Kachner Jain Temple is a Jain temple dedicated to Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism, at Kachner in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra, India.

Temple

Kachner is an important Jain centre in the Marathwada region, with a history dating to the 13th century CE. Kachner enshrines a seven-hooded serpent Parshvanatha seated in padmasana with canopy of a five-hooded serpent. An annual three-day fair is held here.

References

Citations

↑ Deshpande 1985, p. 95.
↑ Shah 2008, pp. 323, 328.
↑ Barvalia 2013, p. 101.
↑ Gajbhiye 2023.

Sources

Deshpande, P. B. (1985). Kevala-Bodhi: Buddhist and Jaina History of the Deccan. Vol. 2. Pune: Deccan College. p. 95.
Shah, Viraj (2008). Jaina Rock-cut Caves in Western India. Vol. 1. New Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan. pp. 323, 328.
Barvalia, Gunvant (2013). Gunvant Barvalia (ed.). Development and Impact of Jainism in India & Abroad. Mumbai: Arham Spiritual Centre's SKPG Jain Philosophical & Literary Research Centre. p. 101.
Gajbhiye, Manish (23 November 2023). "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Kachner Fair Concludes With Religious Fervour". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 20 September 2026.

[FOOTNOTEDeshpande198595-1] Deshpande 1985, p. 95.

[FOOTNOTEShah2008323,_328-2] Shah 2008, pp. 323, 328.

[FOOTNOTEBarvalia2013101-3] Barvalia 2013, p. 101.

[FOOTNOTEGajbhiye2023-4] Gajbhiye 2023.

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Kachner Jain Temple

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