Sonagiri

E872367

Sonagiri is a prominent Jain pilgrimage town in Madhya Pradesh, India, renowned for its hilltop cluster of ancient Digambara Jain temples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain pilgrimage site ⓘ
pilgrimage town ⓘ
architecturalStyle North Indian temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Muni Suvrata ⓘ
attainment of moksha by Jain ascetics ⓘ
country India ⓘ
devotees Jain pilgrims ⓘ
distanceFromDatia approximately 15 kilometres ⓘ
distanceFromGwalior approximately 60 kilometres ⓘ
elevationType hilltop settlement ⓘ
etymology "Sonagiri" literally means "golden peak" in Hindi ⓘ
linked to: Sonagiri
famousFor ancient Digambara Jain temples ⓘ
white marble Jain temples ⓘ
governingReligionBody Digambara Jain community ⓘ
linked to: Digambara Jains
hasAccommodation Jain dharmashalas ⓘ
hasFeature panoramic views of surrounding plains ⓘ
series of hilltop temples ⓘ
stepped pathways up the hill ⓘ
hasFestival various Jain religious festivals ⓘ
hasReligiousPractice pilgrimage on foot up the hill ⓘ
ritual worship of Jain Tirthankaras ⓘ
hasTemple Temple No. 57 ⓘ
Temple No. 59 ⓘ
linked to: Temple No. 57

Temple No. 60 ⓘ
linked to: Temple No. 57
hasTempleCluster hilltop Jain temples ⓘ
heritageStatus important Jain heritage site ⓘ
languageSpoken Hindi ⓘ
locatedIn Datia district ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
locatedNear Datia ⓘ
locatedOn hill ⓘ
mainDeityType Jain Tirthankaras ⓘ
linked to: Tirthankaras
nearestMajorCity Gwalior ⓘ
nearestRailwayStation Sonagiri railway station ⓘ
numberOfTemples more than 70 ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance major Jain tirtha ⓘ
primarySect Digambara ⓘ
linked to: Digambara Jains
region Central India ⓘ
religion Jainism ⓘ
state Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
stateCapital Bhopal ⓘ
terrain hilly ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism ⓘ
transportAccess rail ⓘ
road ⓘ
visitedBy Jain lay followers ⓘ
Jain monks ⓘ

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Arunachala Hill → alsoKnownAs → Sonagiri ⓘ
Sonagiri → etymology → "Sonagiri" literally means "golden peak" in Hindi ⓘ
linked to: Sonagiri