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Important Information About Idols Shrimad Chitrapat - Ashtapad Pat - Art Work - Jain Themes
Mahavir Swami
Name Mahavir Swami (Mulnayak)
Lanchhan Mark The Lion
Floor Second Floor Temple
Placement Main Gabhara - center
Height 21 ”
Material White marble
Place of Making Original Idol from our Temple
Significance 24th Tirthankar – Last Tirthankar of present Chovishi
Special Notes • Parikar
• Anjanshalaka performed at Surat, India on May 2, 2004.
Neminath
Name Neminath
Lanchhan Mark The Conch Shell
Floor Second Floor Temple
Placement Right of Mulnayak
Height 25 ”
Material White marble
Place of Making Jaipur, India
Significance 22nd Tirthankar
Special Notes • Bha Mandal.
• Anjanshalaka performed at Surat, India on May 2, 2004.
Sambhavnath
Name Sambhavnath
Lanchhan Mark The Horse
Floor Second Floor Temple
Placement Left of Mulnayak
Height 25 ”
Material White marble
Place of Making Jaipur, India
Significance 3rd Tirthankar
Special Notes • Bha Mandal
• Anjanshalaka performed at Surat, India on May 2, 2004
• This was selected astrologically to: Name: Jain Center & Place: New York City
Parshwanath
Name Parshwanath
Lanchhan Mark The Snake
Floor Second Floor Temple
Placement Back Gabhara, Right of Mulnayak
Height 31 ”
Material Bhaislana Black Marble
Place of Making Jaipur, India
Significance 23rd Tirthankar
Special Notes • Ht: 36” with fana.
• Idol design is similar to Uvsaggharam Tirth.
Shantinath
Name Shantinath
Lanchhan Mark The Deer
Floor Second Floor Temple
Placement Back Gabhara, Left of Mulnayak
Height 31 ”
Material Panch Dhatu (Metal)
Place of Making Indore, India
Significance 16th Tirthankar
Special Notes • Bha Mandal
• Casting was done under guidance of Acharya Shri Hem Ratna Suriji.
• Total wt: 750 kg; Statue wt: 350 kg.
• Bha Mandal wt: 150 kg; base wt: 250 Kg.
Adinath Chomukhi
Name Adinath Chomukhi
Lanchhan Mark The Bull
Floor Second Floor Temple
Placement Bhamati Area - sitting on lotus flower on pedestal with a tree on the top
Height Total 6’-9” - statue Ht: 15”
Material Yellow Jaisalmer stone
Place of Making Ahmedabad, India
Significance 1st Tirthankar of present Chovishi
Special Notes • Four Pratimas, one in each of the four directions
• Carved from one piece of stone.
• Can view from Ithaca Street
DEV DEVI GOKHALAS
On second floor temple east & west walls has 10 Dev Devi idols. All are made out of white marble at Ahmedabad. 18 Abhishek were done at Surat on 2nd May 2005. Further details on each idol are as follows:
Bhomiyaji
Name Bhomiyaji
Floor First Floor
Placement Gokhala at rear entry vestibule
Height 17 ”
Material White Marble
Place of Making Ahmedabad, India
Significance Caretaker of the temple
Special Notes • He is the natural positive energy at the mountain Sametshikhar.
• Also Two Elephant and Dwarpal artistically carved on marble panel will welcome all
Gautam Swami 1) Gautam Swami – Ht: 17”
Disciple of Mahavir Swami
Adi Guru Gautam - beginning of Gandharvad.
He went on Ashtapad in search for salvation. He gained Keval
Gyan (Absolute enlightenment) following Nirvana of Mahavir
Swami on the auspicious day of Diwali.
Padmavati Devi 3) Padmavati Devi – Ht: 17”
She is the Yakshini- divine guardian of Parshwanath.
She protects her worshippers. She is the most popular deity among all Jains.
5) Laxmi Devi – Ht: 17”
She is the Goddess of wealth. In Kalpasutra, she is a subject of
fourth dream of Mata Trishala Devi.
She is worshipped particularly at Diwali.
Saraswati Devi 7) Saraswati Devi – Ht: 17”
She is the Goddess of knowledge and learning and a symbol of
Agamas. She is worshipped on the day of Shruta Panchami.
Chakreshwari Devi 9) Chakreshwari Devi – Ht: 13”, placed in Bhamati Area.
She is a divine guardian of 1st Tirthankar Adinath. She is also
known as Shashan Devi. She gives spiritual help to Jain devotees
Simandhar Swami 2) Simandhar Swami – Ht: 17”
He is presently alive (Jiwant Kevli) and one of the twenty
Tirthankar in Mahavideh Kshetra.
Manibhadraveer 4) Manibhadraveer – Ht: 17”
He is a Yaksha. It is an image of a six-armed Yaksha with an elephant as his vehicle, which travels along the spiritual path
leading to illumination and thereafter salvation. Savior Dev of Jain devotees.
Nakoda Bhairava 6) Nakoda Bhairava – Ht: 17”
This is the tutelary deity of Bhairava. It is usually found near the
entrance of the temple. It is the positive force around the temple.
Ghantakarna Mahavir 8) Ghantakarna Mahavir – Ht: 17”
He is 13th of 52 Vir (Heros). He is celestial being and protects
the faithful Jains. This deity is worshipped for protection and
driving away the evil influence created by lower types of negative energy.
Goumukhi Yaksha 10) Goumukhi Yaksha – Ht: 13”– Placed in Bhamati area
He is divine guardian to Adinath - 1st Tirthankar.
Navkar Mantra will be placed on the East Wall (Navkar Niche) in the Upashraya on the Second Floor. Size will be 4’ x 6’. It will be carved in crystal stone with colored gem stone inlay. We are trying to do each line in original color. It is being carved in Jaipur & will be installed in June 2006.
Adinath
Name Adinath (Mulnayak)
Lanchhan Mark The Bull
Floor Third Floor Temple
Placement Gabhara in the Center
Height 31 ”
Material White Marble
Place of Making Jaipur, India
Significance 1st Tirthankar
Special Notes • Bha Mandal
• Pran Pratishtha performed at Agra, India on February 9th, 2004
Mantra Om Hrim Sri Adinath Jinendraya Namah
Padma Prabhu
Name Padma Prabhu
Lanchhan Mark The Lotus
Floor Third Floor Temple
Placement Right side of Adinath
Height 25 ”
Material White Marble
Place of Making Jaipur, India
Significance 6th Tirthankar
Special Notes • Pran Pratishtha performed at Agra, India on February 9th, 2004
Mantra Om Hrim Sri Padhma Prabhu Jinendraya Namah
Chandra Prabhu
Name Chandra Prabhu
Lanchhan Mark The Moon
Floor Third Floor Temple
Placement Left side of Adinath
Height 25 ”
Material White Marble
Place of Making Jaipur, India
Significance 8th Tirthankar
Special Notes • Pran Pratishtha performed at Agra, India on February 9th, 2004
Mantra Om Hrim Sri Chandra Prabhu Jinendraya Namah
Parshwanath
Name Parshwanath
Lanchhan Mark The Snake
Floor Third Floor Temple
Placement Back Gabhara, Right side of Adinath
Height 51 ”
Material Black marble from Bhaislana
Place of Making Jaipur
Significance 23rd Tirthankar
Special Notes • Standing Idol
• Pran Pratishtha performed at Agra, India on February 9th, 2004
• Bhigna Haran, Upsarga Vijeta, Chintamani Parshwanath
Mantra Om Hrim Sri Parshwanath Jinendraya Namah
Bahubali
Name Bahubali
Floor Third Floor Temple
Placement Back Gabhara,Left side of Adinath
Height 51 ”
Material Pink marble from Udaipur
Place of Making Jaipur
Significance Bearer of utmost penance “Akritim Sadhak”
Special Notes • Standing Idol
• Pran Pratishtha performed at Agra, India on February 9th, 2004
Mantra Om Hrim Sri Bahubali Swami Namah
OM
OM
Mahavir Swami
Mahavir Swami
Shrimad Rajchandra
Shrimad Rajchandra
Charan
Charan


Name Shrimad Rajchandra – Chitrapat
Floor Third Floor Shrimad Hall – Dhyan – Mandir
Placement Special marble structure
Height 60” x 30”
Material Painting
Place of Making AGASH
Special Notes • Charan (Paduka) – size 7”
• Om & Mahavir Swami Idol at the top
Mantra Om Hrim Sri Bahubali Swami Namah

Mantra
Jin Kushal Suri
Name Jin Kushal Suri
Floor Fourth Floor
Placement Dadawadi
Height 15 ”
Material White Marble
Place of Making Jaipur, India
Special Notes • Charan – size 7”

Ashtapad Maha Tirth
This will be located on fourth floor in the Dadawadi Area. The mountain will be made of natural Crystal Stone and Idols will be carved out of various Gemstones at Jaipur. This will be installed inplace in May 2007. (For further details see other articles in the Souvenir.)
SECOND FLOOR –
PAT– ART WORK
MARBLE PAT 6 W”x H”
PAT # 2 Delvada 62"x42"
PAT # 3 Girnar 40"x42"
PAT # 4 Shatrunjaya 52"x42"
PAT # 10 Sametshikhar 52"x42"
PAT # 11 Pava puri 50"x42"
PAT # 12 Ranakpur 62"x42"
SILVER PAT
PAT # 5 Champapuri 68"x30"
PAT # 9 Shankheshwar 68”x30”
ARTWORK – PAINTINGS
1. Nem Rajul Procession – 100"x40"
2. Panch Kalyanak (5) paintings
A. Chhyavan 50"x32"
B. Janma 50"x32"
C. Diksha 50"x32"
D. Keval Gyan 50"x32"
E. Nirvana 50"x32"
3. Shri Mahavir Swami 27"x42"
(7) painting
A. Indra – 5 – Roop
B. Bal Kreeda
C. Family
D. Brahmin Vastra
E. Chandkoshiyo Nag
F. Chandan Bala
G. Tirth Sthapna Samovsaran
4. Jain Artworks –
(8) painting
Abstract design
(Size for 6 pcs.) 28"x28"
( Size for 2 pcs) 28"x28"
5. Vis – Sthanak 52”x42”
6. Siddhi Chakra 52”x42”
THIRD FLOOR
PAT– ART WORK
1. Temple Walls Either Marble or
PAT area Painting
12 Bhawna
2. Bhamati PAT area Either Marble or Painting
4 Bhawna
A. Maitri
A. Pramod
B. Karuna
C. Madhyasth
3. Flat Gokhalas Painting 4
14”x24”x1”
A. Om
B. Rim
C. Shrim
D. Arhum
4. Temple Main Gokhalas Marble
19”x24”x7”
A. Nav Devta
B. Panch Parmeshthi
C. Panch Meru
D. Jeen Vani / Shruti Skandh
E. Kesar/ Gandodhak
5. 4. Hallway Temple Wall 4 Temple Photographs
A. Bawan Gaja
B. Mangi Tungi
C. Kundal Pur
D. Mahavirji
6. 5. Lobby –Both walls Painting 6 to 8
(Temple wall/ stair wall)
A. Jamboo Dweep/ Teenlok
B. Sansar Chakra
C. Shat Leshya
D. Sansar Darshan
E. Gati 4


ARTWORK – INTERIOR DECORATION – THEMES
FLOOR PLACE ART WORK THEMES
CELLAR HALL ART GALLERY
  1. ANEKANTVAD
  2. ACADEMICS
  3. COSMOLOGY
  4. ECOLOGY
  5. GEOGRAPHY
  6. HISTORY
  7. LITERATURE
  8. PHILOSOPHY
  9. SCINECE
  10. OTHERS

( STAIR WALLS)

1st FLOOR BACK VESTIBULE

RESERVED AREA
ELEPHANT & DWARPAL

JAIN CHINHA
2nd FLOOR LECTURE HALL
UPASHRAYA

LOBBY A

LOBBY A
NAVKAR MANTRA


TIRTH DARSHAN PILGRIMAGE

AHIMSA, JEEVDAYA NON-VOILENCE
3rd FLOOR HALLWAY


LOBBY A


LOBBY B
TEMPLE PHOTOGRAPHS
GYAN DARSHAN SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA

JAMBOO DWEEP/TEENLOK SANSAR
CHAKRA SHAT LESHYA
SANSAR DARSHAN GATI 4

CHARITRA – TAP
4th FLOOR DINING HALL

LOBBY A
VEGETARIANISM

RESPECT TO SADHU & SADHVI
SAKAL SANGH FORGIVENESS