Shri
Talanpur Tirth
Mulnayak
| Tirth | Historicity
| Other Temples | Works of art and Sculpture | Guidelines | Trust
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Mulnayak: Nearly 106 cms. high, light-blue-colored idol of
Bhagawan Adishvar in the Padmansana posture.
Tirth: It is near the Kushni village.
Historicity: This tirth is very ancient. There is a mention that
the ancient names of this place were Tarapur, Taranpur and Tungiyapattan. On an idol in
the temple, there is an inscription that it was installed in the year 612 of the Vikram
era. It is said that a farmer found 13 ancient idols and Svetambars and Digambars
installed the idols in their several temples. It is difficult to find elsewhere idols of
the color of the stone idols installed here. There is a mention that Pethod Shah, the
advisor to the King of Mandavgadh built a temple here in the thirteenth century. This
shows that it was a city of Jains for centuries. This idol was reinstalled under the
auspicies of Acharya Rajendrasurishvarji in the year 1950 of the Vikram era. A fair is
held here on the fifteenth day of the bright half of the month of Kartak.
Other Temples: Besides this temple, there is a Sigambar temple. In the Kushni village
there is Svetambewr temple. It is a special feature of the green-coloured idol of Bhagawan
Godiji Parshvanath that the eyes are the mark of pigments on forehead are attached to the
idol.
Works of art and Sculpture: This is an ancient and historical tirth. In the
temple and in the forests around the village, there are many ancient, beautiful and
artistic remains are seen.
Guidelines:
The nearest railway station,
Mahu, is at a distance of nearly 160 kilometers and the nearest chief town of Kushni is at
a distance of 5 kilometers. Bus service and private vehicles are available. Besides the
temple there are Svetambar and Diogambar dharmashalas and there is also a bhojanshala.
Trust: Shri parshvanath Rajendra Jain Svetambar Pedhi, Gam
: Talanpur, Dist - Dhar, State : Madhya Pradesh, India.
