Śatruñjaya

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Śatruñjaya is a major Jain pilgrimage hill in Gujarat, India, renowned for its dense cluster of exquisitely carved temples sacred to the Śvetāmbara Murtipujaka tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain sacred site
hill
pilgrimage site
access climb by steps
alsoKnownAs Shatrunjaya
linked to: Shatrunjaya hill

Shetrunjaya
architecturalStyle Jain temple architecture
associatedWith Jain lay pilgrimage rituals
Jain monastic communities
linked to: Jain monks

Palitana temples
contains numerous Jain temples
shrines to various Tirthankaras
country India
dedicatedTo Rishabhanatha
devotionalTradition image worship (Mūrtipūjaka)
district Bhavnagar district
hasCulturalSignificance important heritage site of Gujarat
major attraction for religious tourism
hasFeature dense cluster of temples
exquisitely carved architecture
hilltop temple city
marble temples
walled temple complex
heritageStatus notified as a protected site by Indian authorities
locatedIn Bhavnagar district
Gujarat
India
Palitana
partOf major Jain tīrthas
pilgrimageType Jain tīrtha
linked to: Jain tirtha
region Saurashtra
linked to: Saurashtra State
religion Jainism
sacredTo Śvetāmbara Jainism
linked to: Svetambara

Śvetāmbara Mūrtipūjaka tradition
significance important center of Jain pilgrimage in western India
one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Śvetāmbara Jains
state Gujarat
terrain hill range
tradition Śvetāmbara Mūrtipūjaka
linked to: Svetambara
usedFor Jain festivals and observances
religious pilgrimage
ritual circumambulation

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Murtipujaka hasPilgrimageSite Śatruñjaya