Sonagir Tourism, Madhya Pradesh India
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Sonagir Fast Facts
- State: Madhya Pradesh
- District: Datia
- Famous for/as: Jain Temple
- Religions: Hindu, Muslims, Jain
- Altitude: 302 m
- Language: Hindi
- Best Season: October to March
- Weather: 04C to 32C
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- Local Transport: Bus, Auto Rikshaw
- Pincode: 475661
- STDCode: 07522
Sonagir, India Overview
Sonagiri about 60 km from Gwalior, has scores of Jain temples of 9th & 10th century on little hills. This sacred place is popular among devotees & ascetic saints to practice for self-discipline, austerity and to attain Nirvana since the time of Chandraprabhu (the 8th Teerthankar), five & half crores of ascetic saints have achieved Moksa from here.
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Sonagir, India History
Songiri is in Datia district. Sonagiri is the major pilgrim centers of Jain. Sonagiri meaning golden hill. Since the time of Bhagwan Chandraprabhu, ( 8th tirthankar ) Sonagiri has been a center to attain nirvana.
There are more than One Hundred temples. Temple 57 is the main temple in Songiri. In this temple one can see image of Chandraprabhu. This mage is 11ft. tall.