Jain Temple in Mumbai
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Mumbai is often accused of being a hustle and bustle city that never sleeps. However, this land of opportunities also offers you respite, a place of devotion and a place where you can rest your cosmopolitan mind in favour of the rich religious and spiritual experience. Like the rest of the country, Mumbai makes room for people belong to different religions and cultures that enables this state to have many beautiful and spiritual places of worship like the Jain temple. Jain temple in Mumbai offers you not only solace and peace of mind, but also easily becomes, the highlight of your tour, in this magnificent and beautiful land.
Special features of the temple:
One of the most famous Jain temples in Mumbai is indeed the Babu Amichand Panalal Adishwarji Jain temple that was built in 1904 and dedicated to Adinath, the first Thirthankara in Jainism. The first thing that catches your mind is the peace and serenity of the place. Once you fill your mind with all that is beautiful, the eyes start taking in the architectural beauty of the place. The temple is highly decorative, the prime attractions being the colourful frescoes on the wall depicting the lives of the 24 Tirthankaras, the entrance flanked by two stone elephants, the images of deities including the very popular image of Ganesha and the black marble shrine of Parsvanath. The colourful ceiling is yet another major attraction of this amazing place.
Making it meaningful:
The Jain temple in Mumbai attracts people with different interests; it is therefore very necessary to understand your own motive for visiting this astonishing place. The first aspect is of course purely religious. This is counted as one of the prime destinations of religious tourism in India. However, the non-Jain section of the population finds the architectural beauty and uniqueness of the place priceless. Some also view the place as a great tourist attraction and an example of the History of Mumbai in terms of its rich diversity. Finally, a really keen tourist finds this temple a combination of religion, peace, beauty and the ultimate stop to make, in a trip of a lifetime.| Hotels in Mumbai | |
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