This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2020) |
Nakoda Tirth
Mewanagar | |
---|---|
Village | |
Shri Jain Shwetambar Nakoda Parshwanath Tirth | |
Coordinates: 25°50′N 72°13′E / 25.83°N 72.22°E | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Barmer |
Founded by | Sthulabhadra |
Government | |
• Body | Shri Jain Shwetambar Nakoda Parshwanath Tirth Trust |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 344025 |
Telephone code | 912988 |
ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
Vehicle registration | RJ-39 |
Website | nakodatirth |
Nakoda Mewa Nagar is a village in the Barmer District of Indian state of Rajasthan.[1] The village name is Mewanagar in the Rajasthan state Government records.[citation needed]
This village was known by the names of Nagara, Viramapura and Maheva at different times in the history. When Nakoda Parshva Jain temple was made this village gained popularity by the name of Nakoda. Nakoda is a holy place of the Jains.
Mulnayak is a nearly 58 cm high black-colored idol of Parshva in the lotus position. Today Nakodaji is worldwide famous for miracles at Nakodaji. There is a famous miracle still seen that in the darbar of Nakoda Jain Temple, all the diyas which are there, bows down to the Jain Sadhus as a respect of their position which is higher than any king in the world.