Shri Mahavir Swami
Address:Opposite Akshardham, Sector 20, J road, Gandhinagar 382020, Gujarat
Nearest Railway Station:Ahmedabad
Nearest Airport:Ahmedabad
How To Reach:Located on the Gandhinagar Highway, opposite the famous Akshardham Temple. The nearest city is Gandhinagar at 10 KM. and Ahmedabad at 15 KM. Public and private transport is available.
- Trust Name:Vishwamaitri Dham Shree Borij Teerth Pedhi
Importance
The 108 feet tall temple symbolises the 108 qualities of the ‘Panch Parmeshtthi’. It is 245 feet long and 205 wide. The 81 inches tall idol of the ‘Moolnayak ’- Shree Mahavirswami Bhagwan is made up of 5 metals and weighs 16 tons. The idol is 64 inches wide and its base is 100 inches wide. The ‘Parikaar’ is 175 inches tall. Apart from this many other ancient idols of King Samprati’s period are placed in a museum in the basement here which includes a rare idol of Shree Parshvanathji carved out of a precious stone.
Brief History
About 80 years back, ancient idols of Shree Mahavirswami Bhagwan, Shree Parshvanathji and Shree Neminathji were discovered by a farmer here. Inspired by Acharya Shree Buddhaisagarsurishvarji, the Pethapur Sangha established the idols here. Many years later, the development of the Borij Teerth was mentioned by Acharya Shree Padmasagarsurishvarji at a consecration ceremony at Kathmandu in Nepal in 1996. In 1997, Shree Mukeshbhai, the son of Shree Navinchandra Jagabhai Shah recalled the same and vowed to undertake this task. Thus was built the magnificent Vishwamaitridham Teerth, funded solely by the Seth Shree Navinchandra Jagabhai Shah family. The foundation for the same was laid in Vikram Year 2053 and the consecration was done on the 6th day (Shukla Paksha) of the Maha month in Vikram Year 2059.
