Jai Jinendra ,

NEW BHAGWAN ADINATH TEMPLE ON JAIPUR DELHI HIGHWAY
Close to Delhi ( about 50 kms ) on Jaipur Delhi Highway a new Digambar jain temple complex is coming up fast. This is a dream project of Pt. Dharam Chand Shastri, a renowned Jain Pratisthacharya & scholar. The idol of Bhagwan Adinath, which has already been installed is supposed to be the tallest ( 27 ft. height & 70 tons  in weight ) in the whole of India. The statue has been placed on 35 ft. high platform on 15 Feb. The construction work at the temple site is going on for last many years. The first phase of the work is  nearing completion.  It took almost three days for  two 160 ton cranes to lift the huge statue and place it on the platform. When fully complete this institution will provide multifarious services not only to jain community but also to villagers of the area and to all the highway travelers in distress. Main facilities at temple complex will include a rest house for saints, devotees, library, nursery level  village school, dispensary, ambulance and emergency doctor.

Panchkalyanak Pratishtha puja will be performed from 20th April to 30th April 2008. The pratishtha programmes will be attended by thousands of devotees from all over India and abroad. The project is started under the name of Manav Shanti Pratisthan a registered NGO with Govt. of India, both Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Finance. All Jains from Delhi and passing through Delhi - Jaipur Highway ( N. H. 8 ) are invited by the trust to visit the temple complex. Address : Manav Shanti Pratisthan, Bilaspur Chowk, Toll Tax Plaza, Delhi Jaipur National Highway, No. 8, Distt. Gurgaon, Haryana, Tel : 0124-2018176, 93-1283-7240.  (Give size of idol, its material, names of trustees etc. if known).