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Navagraha Jain Temple

Varur, Italy

Navagraha Jain Temple

Navagraha Jain Temple or Navagraha Teertha or Navagraha Tirtha is situated at Varur near Hubli, Karnataka. Navagraha Teertha is one of the major pilgrim spots for the Jain community in India. The temple features a 61-foot (19 m) tall monolithic idol of the Shri 1008 Bhagavan Parshvanatha and the sma

ller statues of the other eight Jain teerthankaras. The statue is the tallest statue of the Jain deity Parshvanatha in India and weighs 185 tons. The statue stands on a 48-foot (15 m) high pedestal(109-foot (33 m) total).

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