Shri Mahaveer Ji (town)

This article is about the town in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake Temple, see Shri Mahaveer Ji temple.

Shri Mahaveer Ji Mahavirji
Town
Shri Mahaveer Ji temple
Shri Mahaveer Ji Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Shri Mahaveer Ji Shri Mahaveer Ji (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°41′N76°55′E / 26.683°N 76.917°E / 26.683; 76.917
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Karauli
Subdistrict	Hindaun Subdistrict
Government
•  Lok Sabha constituency	Karauli-Dholpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
•  MP	Manoj Rajoria
•  Assembly constituency	Hindaun (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
•  MLA	Bharosi Lal Jatav (Indian National Congress)
Area
• Total	15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,000
Area code	322220
Vehicle registration	RJ 34
Sex ratio	1000:877 ♂/♀

Shri Mahaveer Ji is a town and tehsil headquarter in Hindaun Block, Karauli District, Rajasthan. Approximately 20,000 people live there, and Many villages come within its area. A hydrological station is installed at the town. ^[1]

Jain temple

Main article: Shri Mahaveer Ji temple

Shri Mahavir Ji is a Jain pilgrimage site. There are five temples: Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Shri Mahavirji, Shantinath Jinalaya, Bhagwan Parshvanath Jinalaya, Kirti Ashram Chaityalaya, and Bhavya Kamal Mandir. Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Shri Mahavirji is the main temple of this town the iconic idol of Lord Mahavira, the principal deity of the pilgrimage temple, was found during an excavation around 200 years.^{[ clarification needed ]}

Every year a fair is organized on Mahaveer Jayanti.

See also

• Shri Mahaveerji railway station

References

1. Landuse Planning and Geomorphology: A Study of Sawai Madhopur