Overview
On the Gambhir river in Karauli district, a major Digambara destination in a region with few first-rank Digambara tirthas, and the site of a large annual Mahavir Jayanti fair. Sect: Digambara, though management is under active litigation with the Shvetambara sect.
History
The temple as it stands was established in the seventeenth century by the Digambara merchant Amar Chand Bilala, following a traditional discovery narrative.
Spiritual Significance
Shri Mahavirji is an image-discovery tirtha: the temple grew around an image found at the spot rather than around a life-event of the tirthankara. Its annual fair draws pilgrims from across northern India.
Pilgrimage Information
Getting there and getting in. A plains site with no climb. Jain temples of this rank commonly prohibit leather articles, restrict photography, and expect bathing before worship. Where this page does not state a restriction, it is because no source documented one for this particular site, not because none applies. Confirm on arrival.
Preservation
Protection status. Not established in the sources consulted.
Sources
- Shri Mahavirji other
About this page
Researched and written by YatraBeyond from published sources, and not yet confirmed by the temple. Facts here are cross-checked against at least two independent sources, never written from memory, and every source is listed above.
Last reviewed by us: 2026-09-17. Timings, entry rules and access can change without notice; treat anything time-sensitive as a starting point and confirm before you travel.
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