Hastinapur

Hastinapur

Hastinapur is one of the holiest place on earth by Jains and the birthplace of three Jain Tirthankaras known for the capital of the Kuru dynasty ( Epic Mahabharata ).

Hastinapur or Hastinapuram - (Sanskrit) Hastin (elephant) and puram (city) is a city which might have been named so because of the existence of a huge number of elephants in the forests adjoining this place there is an another interpretation states that this region was ruled by a king ‘Hastin’ of ‘Kuru Vansha’. It is located on the right bank of an old bed of the Ganga, known in literature and tradition as the capital of the Kauravas of the Mahabharata epic. Three Jaina tirthankaras, Sailtinatha, Kunthunatha and Aranatha, are also believed to have been associated with Hastinapura. 

Sumeru Parvat (Mountain) is located at the middle of Jambudweep which is 101 ft. high made of light pink marble. 

Lotus  Temple is a small temple in the courtyard of Jambudweep. It is a House of Worship, popularly known as the Lotus Temple or Kamal Mandir, is a Jain House of Worship and also a prominent attraction in Hastinapur. It was completed in 1989.

The Teen Murthy Mandir is a 5 feet high white coloured marble idol of Lord Adinath in Kayotsarga is consecrated in the main vedhi, this idol is flanked by the idols of Bharat and Bahubali on its right and left respectively. Around 5 feet high black coloured idols of Lord Neminath and Parshwanath in padmasana are installed on the right and left vedhis flanking the main vedhi. Idols of Dharanendra Yaksha and Padmavathi Yakshi; Gomukha Yaksha and Chakreshwari Yakshi, Kshetrapala; Acharya Adisagarji and Acharya Shanthisagarji can also be found at this temple.

Astapad Jain Temple -It is the tallest (151 ft (46 m)) brick structure. The entire structure has four entrances and built over eight floors (ground + seven) are very huge and at the seventh floor there is a temple dedicated to Lord Adinath.

Kailash parvat is known as the place of salvation of Lord Adinath. This temple consists of a group of 72 small temples and a main temple. The 72 temples are dedicated to the trikala Tirthankaras i.e. the Tirthankaras belonging to all the three periods (past, present and future).

Old Pandeshwar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and assumed as 7000 years old . A statue of Goddess Kali and many Hindu Ashrams are also present on hillock of ruins