Bijapur, Rajasthan

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Bijapur
Village
Nickname: 
Vijapur
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Bijapur
Location in Rajasthan
Coordinates: 25°03′25″N73°15′18″E / 25.05694°N 73.25500°E / 25.05694; 73.25500 Coordinates: 25°03′25″N73°15′18″E / 25.05694°N 73.25500°E / 25.05694; 73.25500
CountryIndia
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Government
  MLA(Member of Rajasthan state assyPushpendra Singh Ranawat
Languages
  Official Marwari, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
306707
Telephone code912933
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration RJ-22

Bijapur is a village in the Pali district of Rajasthan and in 3rd century.

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Rata Mahaveerji or Hathundi Teerth was built in 313 A.D. (370 V.S.) [1] and was earlier dedicated to Parshvanatha. After the installation idol of Shri Mahaveer Bhagwan in 1278 (1335 V.S.) this temple has Bhagwan Mahaveer Swami as its primary deity. [2] This idol is made of bricks, sand and calcium, having a reddish (Rata) colour and hence also is called Rata Mahaveerji. This 135-cm tall idol of Mahaveer Swami is in a padmasan position. [3] The 4th century idol is still present in this temple. [4]

This temple has curvilinear superstructure decorated with multiple turret. The temple feature pillars with elaborate carvings similar to torana pattern. The temple has large domical structure as the central shrine with sub-shrine along the axis of principal shrine. [5]

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References

Citations

  1. IGNCA, p. 2.
  2. Shri Hathundi Tirth Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. Shri Hathundi Teerth (Rata Mahaveerji) Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. Shri Hathundi Tirth Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  5. IGNCA, p. 1.

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