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Shri Agam Mandir Teerth




Shri Agam Mandir Teerth is a Jain pilgrim site situated on the main road near Harij, at Shankheshwar, in Mehsana District of Gujarat. The white-colored idol of Bhagwan Mahavir, the last and 24th Tirthankar of the Jain religion, in Padmasana posture is the chief idol of the temple. Beside it, there are other 42 idols of the Mulnayak.

The temple also holds the idols of Guru Gautam Swami and Bhagwan Sudharma Swami. The 45 Agams inscribed in the Prakrit language on copper-plates are displayed on the walls of the passage meant for going round the temple. There is Siddhachakraji in the shape of a lotus situated on the backside of the temple.

Shankheshwar Padmavati Teerth is another religious place situated nearby.



Updated on 17th June, 2015
District: Mehsana

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