Palitana temples

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Jain temple complex pilgrimage site

The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.

Aliases (1)

Adinath temple complex ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jain temple complex → pilgrimage site →
accessBy	rail to Palitana town → road →
architecturalStyle	Jain temple architecture →
associatedCommunity	Digambara Jains → Svetambara Jains →
considered	one of the holiest sites in Jainism → the most sacred pilgrimage site for Svetambara Jains →
country	India →
culturalSignificance	important center of Jain learning and devotion →
dedicatedTo	Tirthankaras →
district	Bhavnagar district →
earliestStructuresDateFrom	11th century →
elevation	about 600 metres above sea level →
feature	clustered temple courtyards → domes and shikharas → intricate marble carvings →
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India (for protected monuments) →
hasTempleCluster	Adinath temple complex → Chaumukhi temple complex → Motisah temple complex →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List →
locatedIn	Bhavnagar district → Gujarat → India → Palitana → Shatrunjaya Hill →
majorFestival	Mahavir Jayanti → Paryushana →
majorRitual	yatra to Shatrunjaya Hill →
managedBy	Jain trusts →
materialUsed	marble →
mostProminentTempleDedicatedTo	Rishabhanatha →
nearbyCity	Bhavnagar →
numberOfStepsToSummit	more than 3500 →
numberOfTemples	hundreds →
partOf	Shatrunjaya temple complex →
periodOfMajorConstruction	11th to 16th centuries →
pilgrimageType	tirtha →
primaryAccess	climb by steps on foot →
religion	Jainism →
spiritualBelief	many Jains aspire to visit at least once in a lifetime →
state	Gujarat NERFINISHED →
tourismType	cultural tourism → religious tourism →
vehicleAccess	no motor vehicles allowed up the hill →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gujarat →	hasImportantReligiousSite
Palitana temples ("Adinath temple complex") →	hasTempleCluster