Mohankheda

Mohankheda Tirtha
Mohankheda Jain temple
Religion
AffiliationJainism
SectŚvetāmbara
DeityRishabhanatha
FestivalsMahavir Jayanti
Location
LocationMohankheda, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Geographic coordinates22°40′24.8″N 74°55′18.3″E / 22.673556°N 74.921750°E / 22.673556; 74.921750
Architecture
CreatorAcharya Rajendrasuri
Date established1884
Temple(s)1
Website
http://shrimohankheda.com/

Mohan Kheda is a Śvetāmbara Jain tirtha (pilgrimage place) located in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh in India. The site is situated 105 kilometres (65 mi) from Indore and 47 km (29 mi) from Dhar on the Indore-Ahmedabad Highway. It was established by Acharya Rajendrasuri (1826–1906), around 1884 and is today an important Gyana kshetra or Jain center of learning as well.[1]

This tirtha has a 16-foot-tall (4.9 m) statue of the first Tirthankara, in the lotus position, and the samadhi derasar of Acharyas Rajendrasuri, Yatindrasuri and Vidhyachandrasuri. A fair is held here every year on the fifteenth day of the bright half of the month of Kartika, the month of Chaitra, and the seventh day of the bright half of the month of Pausha.

  1. ^ "Mohankheda". india9.