Paporaji

Paporaji Jain Tirth
Shri Jain Atishaya Kshetra Paporaji
Paporaji Jain Tirth
Paporaji Jain Tirth
Religion
AffiliationJainism
DeityAdinath
FestivalsAnnual Mela Kartik Sudi 13-15
Governing bodyShri Dig. Jain Atishaya Kshetra Papouraji Managing Committee
Location
LocationTikamgarh, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh
Paporaji is located in Madhya Pradesh
Paporaji
Location within Madhya Pradesh
Geographic coordinates24°44′50″N 78°50′00″E / 24.74722°N 78.83333°E / 24.74722; 78.83333
Architecture
Date established12th century
Temple(s)108

Paporaji, also called Pampapur, a temple site in Madhya Pradesh, India, 5 km east of Tikamgarh. The site is a center for the Jain religion. This is an atishaya kshetra ("miraculous holy place"), with 108 shrines.[1][2]

  1. ^ Papaura Darshan, Pt. Vimal Kumar Shastri, Shri Digambar jain Atishya Kshetra Papaura ji, Tikamgarh, 2014.
  2. ^ Jain Tirth Yatra Darshak, Br. Gevilalji, Pub. Mulchand Kishandas Kapadia, II ed, 2015, p. 84