Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir is the oldest and best-known Jain temple in Delhi. It is in front of the Red Fort in the historical Chandni Chowk area. The temple is known for an avian veterinary hospital, called the Jain Birds Hospital, behind the main temple. Entire mandir feels very calm and peaceful. Kindly WhatsApp us, for Delhi Darshan Agra bus, car, cab tour hire rental from Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir will provide you with city sightseeing.
A pillar constructed in front of the Jain temples and topped by four Tirthankara images called manastambha is also stands in front of the temple. The main devotional area of the temple is on the first floor. It is reached by ascending to the terrace after crossing the small courtyard of the temple, surrounded by a colonnade. The statue of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara is also present here, along with the shrine of Lord Parshvanath, the immediate predecessor of Lord Mahavira. The temple is popular among the Jains. The place is very peaceful and the ambience is really soothing especially due to the shining of the gilded paintwork of the shrine area under the lights of butter lamps and candles.
The temple compound has a famous Bird Hospital. The Birds Hospital, calls itself the only institution of its kind in the world, treats about 15,000 birds a year has been run for 60 years in the building built in 1957 under the instructions of Acharya Deshbhushan Maharaj, hospital itself was started in 1930.
Location:
Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir , Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi. Google Map Location
History:
In 1931, Acharya Shantisagar, a Digambara Jain monk arrived in Delhi. He was the first Digambara monk to visit Delhi after a gap of eight centuries. There is a memorial marking this historical occasion. Shah Jahan invited several Agrawal Jain merchants to come and settle in the city and granted them some land south of the Chandani Chowk around Dariba Gali. The temple was constructed during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. A Jain officer of the Mughal army is said to have kept a tirthankara statue in his tent for personal worship. The tent gradually started attracting other Jain army officers, and subsequently, a Jain temple was constructed at the site in 1656.
Birds Hospital at Śrī Digambar Jain Lāl Mandir. You may include this tourist attraction in your Delhi Tour Packages.
Nearest Metro Station:
- Lal Qila Metro Station on Purple Line
- Chandni Chowk Metro Station on Yellow Line
Tourist Attractions Nearby:
- General Post Office Old Delhi
- Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib
- Kucha Choudhary Market
- Chandni Chowk Market
- Gauri Shankar Mandir
- Chawri Bazar Market
- Shahi Sunehri Masjid
- Dariba Kalan Market
- Telegraph Memorial
- Ballimaran Market
- Chor Bazaar Delhi
- Fatehpuri Masjid
- Gahlib ki Haveli
- Salimgarh Fort
- Kashmiri Gate
- Jama Masjid
- Kinari Bazar
- Tilak Bazar
- Red Fort
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This post was last modified on 27 March, 2023 8:33 am