Sauripura (Dvaraka)

Sauripura
Image of Neminatha in Bateshwar Jain temple
LocationUttar Pradesh
Coordinates26°56′51″N 78°32′19″E / 26.94750°N 78.53861°E / 26.94750; 78.53861

Shoripuri - is situated at a distance of 75 km from Agra, 25 km from Shikohabad and 1.5 km on hilly road from Bateshvara on the banks of Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh.[1]

In Jainism

It was a city where Jain Tirthankara Neminatha was born.[1][2] There are several Jain temples in this area.[3]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Jain 1991, p. 7.
  2. ^ Chennai museum, p. 113.
  3. ^ UP tourism.

Sources

  • Jain, Kailash Chand (1991), Lord Mahāvīra and His Times, Lala Sunder Lal Jain research series, Motilal Banarsidass Publication, ISBN 9788120808058
  • "Bateshwar". Uttar Pradesh Tourism. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  • "Chennai Museum". Government Museum, Chennai. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

  • Media related to Bateshwar Jain temple at Wikimedia Commons
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