Osian
Also known as: Osiyan · Upakeshapura
The Mahavira temple at Osian is one of the oldest surviving Jain temples in western India, of the eighth century, and the site is closely bound up with the origin story of the Oswal community. The temple stands among a larger group of early Hindu temples, which is part of what makes the place worth the detour from Jodhpur.
- Shwetambar
- Tradition
- Kala kshetra
- Kind of kshetra
- Osian
- Nearest town
- Not listed
- Staying there
Why this place
The Mahavira temple at Osian is one of the oldest surviving Jain temples in western India, of the eighth century, and the site is closely bound up with the origin story of the Oswal community. The temple stands among a larger group of early Hindu temples, which is part of what makes the place worth the detour from Jodhpur.
Associated with
- Mahavira
Getting there
- By rail
- Jodhpur is the railhead.
- By air
- Jodhpur.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia — Osian, JodhpurWikipedia