Bawangaja

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

View of Bawangaja
Rishabhadeva Idol at Bawangaja
Barwani-Bawangaja-Narmada River

Bawangaja (बावनगजा) is a small village in Barwani tahsil, situated in the middle of Satpura range, five miles from the town of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. Bawangaja (meaning 52 yards)[1] is a famous Jain pilgrim center in the Barwani district of southwestern Madhya Pradesh in India. Author (Laxman Burdak) visited it on 25.06.1996.

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Location

Located about 6 kilometers south of River Narmada, its main attraction is the world's second largest monolithic statue (carved out of the mountain) of Lord Rishabhadeva (largest being the Statue of Ahimsa), the first Jain Tirthankara. The statue is 84 feet (26 m) high.[3] The center is located in the Satpura Range and is about 8 km from a Barwani town.

Statue

The 84 ft (26 m) tall monolithic statue (carved out of a single rock) of Lord Rishabhadeva (the first Tirthankara and founder of Jainism) is situated at a height of 1,219.4 m (4,001 ft), in the middle of the Satpura range.[4] It was created early in the 12th century. [5]The statue is supported from the back unlike the Gommateshwara statue of Lord Bahubali at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka. Along with the statue, the area has a complex of eleven temples.

The idol stands on the base of the mountain just like the Gommateshwara statue of Lord Bahubali at Shravanabelagola. In 2020, the Mahamastakabhisheka statue will be organized with an estimate of 1.5 million devotees.[6] The repairs of the idol were carried out by Bhattaraka as per the inscription dated back to 1503 CE. The idol was again repaired in 1989/90, followed by a consecrating ceremony organized in January 1991.[7]


बावनगजा

बावनगजा मध्य प्रदेश के बड़वानी जिले में स्थित एक प्रसिद्ध जैन तीर्थ है। यहाँ का मुख्य आकर्षण पहाड़ से काटकर निर्मित प्रथम तीर्थंकर ऋषभदेव जी की विशाल प्रतिमा है। यह प्रतिमा 84 फिट ऊँची प्रतिमा है। निर्माण 12वीं शताब्दी में हुआ था। यह बड़वानी से 08 किमी की दूरी पर है। सतपुड़ा की पर्वत श्रंखला में स्थित यह जैन तीर्थ अत्यंत मनोरम है।

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References

  1. Bhattacharyya, Pranab Kumar (1977). Historical geography of Madhya Pradesh from early records. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 0-8426-9091-3. p. 269
  2. https://barwani.nic.in/en/tourist-place/bawangaja/
  3. Shukla, U. N.; Kulshreshtha, Sharad Kumar (2019). Emerging Trends in Indian Tourism and Hospitality: Transformation and Innovation. Copal Publishing Group. ISBN 9789383419760.p.104
  4. Shukla & Kulshreshtha 2019, p. 104.
  5. Bond, J. W.; Wright, Arnold (2006) [1922]. Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120619654. p. 507.
  6. Arora, Manish (2 February 2019). "The flag hoisting of Lord Adinath will be done today" (in Hindi). Rajasthan Patrika.
  7. Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998). Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence (2 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 81-208-1534-3. p. 130.