Shree Uwassaggaharam Parshwa Tirth, Nagpura,Durg,Chhattisgarh

The Jain temple in Nagpura is dedicated to the 23rd Tirthankar (Jain saint) Parshwanath and commemorates the visit of the saint to the region 3,000 years ago. The temple is made of white marble, set on the top of a platform, the spires rise up prettily against the blue sky. Inside the temple are some elaborate chandeliers and shiny ornate lintels. Figures of deities and animals embellish the walls; images of other Tirthankars are also placed inside the sanctum. This temple is also known among devotees as Shri Uwassaggaharam Parshwa Tirth, shrine (‘Uwassaggaharam’ meaning the emancipator of all evils). An image of the saint’s footprint has been kept here on the right side of the entrance to the main temple. The campus also houses besides the main temple, accommodation facilities, an auditorium, a garden and half a dozen smaller temples. A scale model of the summit of the mythological Meru Parvat is interesting for the idols of all the 24 Tirthankars enshrined around it. The garden has marble statues of each of the Tirthankars with a short description of each of the saints engraved into the pedestal.

One of the oldest Jain Derasar of Shri Parshwanath Bhagwaan. It was recently reconstructed about 25yrs ago by Shri RajyashSuri MS. It belongs to the 108 Parshwanath tirths of India.