Taranga hill Gujarat
Taranga is a Jain pilgrimage center in Mehsana city district. It is one of the few tirthas where both the Shvetambaras and the Digambaras visit. The oldest temple constructed in 1121 by the Solanki king Kumarpal, under the advice of his Guru Acharya Hemachandra. A 2.75 m marble statue of Lord Rishabha is the central idol. The Shvetambara compound consists of 14 temples in all. The original Taranga Temple belongs to Shwetambars. But there are also five other Digambara-affiliated temples at Taranga hill.
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