Mahudi

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Mahudi
Madhupuri
Town
Mahudi is located in Gujarat
Mahudi
Mahudi
Location in Gujarat, India
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Country  India
State Gujarat
District Gandhinagar district
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 385855
Vehicle registration starting with GJ 18
Sex ratio ♂/♀
Website mahudi

Mahudi is a town in Mansa taluka of Gandhinagar district, Gujarat, India situated on the banks of Madhumati river, a tributary of Sabarmati River. It is a pilgrimage centre of Jains and other communities visiting temple of Jain deity, Ghantakarna Mahavir and Padmaprabhu Jain Temple. It was known as Madhupuri formerly.[1]

Mahudi Jain temple

File:Padmaprabh Swami Bhagwan.1.jpg
Padmaprabh Swami idol at Jain temple
File:Ghantakarna Mahavir - Maitrik Vora.jpg
Ghantakarna Mahavir
Mahudi Jain Tirth
મહુડી
Mahudi Jain Tirth
Mahudi Jain Tirth
Basic information
Affiliation Jainism
Architectural description
Specifications
File:Shri Vadilal Kalidas Vora.jpg
Vadilal Kalidas Vora who donated the land for temple.

Mahudi Jain Temple was established by Jain monk, Buddhisagar Suri[1] in 1917 CE ( Magshar Sudi 6, Vikram Samvat 1974). There is an inscription in the Brahmi script of it. The foundation stone was laid in 1916 CE on land donated by Vadilal Kalidas Vora. He along with Punamchand Lallubhai Shah, Kankkuchand Narsidas Mehta and Himmatlal Hakamchand Mehta became trustees of trust established to manage the temple. The 22-inch marble idol of Padmaprabh as a central deity was installed. The separate shrine dedicated to protector deity, Ghantakarna Mahavir was also established. Guru Mandir, a shrine dedicated to Buddhisagar Suri was established later.

Devotees offer sukhadi, a sweet to Ghantakarna Mahavir. After offering, it is consumed by devotees within the temple complex. Tradition forbids the carrying away of such offerings outside premises.[1]

Important event

Every year, on Kali Chaudas (the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month of Aso), thousands of devotees visit the temple to attend a religious ceremony, Havan.[1]

Other places

  • Kotyrak Khadayata temple is dedicated to Krishna and is kuldevta of Khadayata community.
  • Padma Pyramid Centre is another Jain temple nearby in shape of pyramid.

See also

References

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External links

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