India /Maharashtra /Washim /Shirpur
Shri Antariksh Parshvanath is situated in the outskirt of the village Shirpur about 75 kilometers away from Akola (Barar) railway station. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
The temple of Shri Antariksha Parshvanath which is also known as the Basti Mandir being in the middle of the Shirpur village. This temple is said to have been rebuild about 250 years ago. The lnam Record about this temple which was registered in 1867 corroborates the above mentioned fact. The temple is believed to have been rebuilt by Onkaniasji Shravaji of Knarngaon.
Antariksha Parshwanath Jain Mandir, Shirpur
HistoryEdit
The story told about this temple is that two Jain demons ailed Khara and Dushana made the image of cowdung and sand and used to worship it. They hid it in a pit beside a river on the side of a hill near Werul (Ellora) a village near Aurangabad in the then Nizam’s Dominions. Long afterwards Ila or Ilaka Raja of Ellichpur happened To pass by the spot and to see a little pool of water, no larger than might be contained in a cow’s hoof-mark. He suffered terribly from white leprosy, but on applying this water to his body was immediately cured. He was a Jain, and every night his queen had been accustomed to take the germs of the disease from his body and, not being allowed to kill them, put them in a tin ease till the morning, when they were replaced. She now asked how he had been cured, and went with him to the spot, where she prayed to the unseen God to manifest himself. That night the image appeared to her in a dream and directed that it should be dug up and conveyed in a cart to Ellichpur but it warned her that the king, who was to drive the cart himself must on no account look back. In fact he looked back near Shirpur and the image remained suspended in the air. The king built over it the temple of Pavali- a Hemadpanti building having neither arch nor mortar. Presently the God expressed disapproval of this and directed that another temple should be built at the cost of a panch, and the present temple was built accordingly.
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October to April.
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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
Minimum 30 minutes.
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How to ReachEdit
Taxi : Private taxies and Vehicles are also available to reach the sight.
Bus : Washim is wel connected to other cities by MSRTC Busses. You can find Government ST busses from Malegaon, Mangrulpir, Manora, Risod, Hingoli (district), Pusad (Yavatmal district) and other cities
Train : Washim railway station is well connected to other major cities by railway. The nearest Main railway station is located in Akola, and there are frequent trains to all major locations including Mumbai, Hyderabad and New Delhi. Train fares from Washim to New Delhi will range around Rs 500 for the basic class of travel. Air conditioned coaches to the above destinations will cost you around Rs 1600 per trip. You will also get trains to Aurangabad, Nandigram, Nasik, Bangalore and Kolhapur.
Air : Akola Airport, (also known as Shivani Airport) (IATA: AKD, ICAO: VAAK) is the domestic airport of Akola city at an elevation of 999 ft and has one runway (4,600×145 ft). The airport is just 7 km from the city on National Highway No. 6. No scheduled commercial air services available at current times. The nearest international airport is at Nagpur (250) and at Aurangabad, Maharashtra (265). One can hire a taxi from the airport to the city of Akola.
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Things to CarryEdit
- Carry Camera & Plenty of Water.
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- Police : 100
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