Kumbharia Jain Mandir, Ambaji, Gujarat India

Kumbharia Jain Mandir town of Ambaji temple structures at a surprisingly interesting group that extended until the 11th and 13th centuries just a kilometer away from Ambaji City near the state High way, another important historical place, with beautiful marble carvings and piece of a wonderful architect Kumbhari Jain Temples cannot be left or avoided to visit.

There are many places of pilgrimage for the Jains in State of Gujarat in India. Jain caste is highly religious and they firmly believe in their god, which is Mahavir Swami and subsequent 24 tirthankars. One such famous pilgrimage spot is Kumbharia Jain temples, which are located near famous Ambaji temple on Danta-Ambaji highway in Banaskantha district in Gujarat State in India. There are in all five temples here at Kumbharia. These temples are of lord Neminath, Parshvanath, Mahavir swami, Shantinath, and Sambhavnath. These temples were built in the year 1043 by Vimalshah, who was the minister of King of Gujarat, Bhimdev, the first.

These temples are well connected by road from all the major cities of Gujarat State through State transport buses. All the buses going to famous temple of Ambaji pass through these famous Jain temples, which are around 7 miles away from Ambaji temple. It is a belief that Ambaji Mata encouraged Vimalshah to build these temples by appearing in his dreams. There were 105 such temples built here. But 100 temples were got destroyed as Vimalshah thought high of himself as he constructed such beautiful temples. He realized his mistake subsequently and prayed to Lord Mahavir to save remaining last five temples. The lord accepted the prayer and these five temples were saved. The temple of Neminath is the biggest of all and is made up of pure, white marble. The pillars of all the temples, walls, balconies, and top dome have the moat beautiful engravings pertaining to Jain religion. 

Kumbharia is situated about fourteen miles southeast of Abu Road and one and a half miles from Ambaji in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat. Once the whole region from Ambaji to Kumbharia was known as Ārāsaṇa, but now both the sites are isolated from each other and are going by their own names, and it is not yet certain when and by whom they were founded. It is equally difficult to say who founded Ārāsaṇa and when it was destroyed.