Jain Pilgrim Bhandavpur, Jalore, Rajasthan India

Bhandavpur that was previously a part of Mangalva Gram Panchayat now is itself a gram panchayat and is 65 Km. away from Jalore District headquarter and 2 Km. from Sayla panchayat samiti towards sindhiri Bhinmal road it is situated.

Here there is huge Jaina temple 600 years old.  The statue of Lord Mahavir Swami is 1200 years old here in this temple.  Visitors from Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat visits here frequently to see the beauty of Lotus shaped temple where there is few faced idol of Rajendra Suri Ji is established made of white marble.

Being an ancient temple it has been repaired three times.  For first time it was repaired in 1359 Vikram Samvat, Secondly in 1654 Samvat and in 1988 for third time by Swetambar Jain Shri Sangh.  The guru temple of Shri Rajendra Suri is also worth visiting.

According to a local tradition it is said that during Vikram Samvat’s seventh century there was a town named Besala 10-15 Km. away from here.  There were hundred of house of very prosperous Savetambar Bisa Oswal.  In Besala now there are thousands of house of other community also.  At that time in 813 Vikram Samvat Migsar on the day of Shukla Saptemi grand temple was laid foundation of with idol of Lord Mahavir220 rooms rest house and a huge dinning hall is run by the trust here.

 Fair is held 2 times in a year. Posh Shukla 7th to Guru Saptami and Chaitra Sudh thirteenth to full moon day for three days fair is held which is attended by people from various places & nearby town.