Kohima Jain temple

Kohima Jain Temple is located in Kohima, Nagaland. This temple is the oldest Jain temple in Nagaland built in 1920.

Kohima Jain Temple
Kohima Jain Temple
Kohima Jain Temple
Religion
AffiliationJainism
SectDigambar
DeityMahavira
FestivalsMahavir Jayanti, Paryushan
Location
LocationKohima, Nagaland
Kohima Jain temple is located in Nagaland
Kohima Jain temple
Location within Nagaland
Kohima Jain temple is located in India
Kohima Jain temple
Kohima Jain temple (India)
Geographic coordinates25°40′35″N 94°06′33″E
Architecture
CreatorShri Hardeo Sethi, Shri Hiralal Sethi
Date established1920

History

During the pre-independence era, most of the Jain families in Nagaland were settled in Kohima. The first Jain temple in Nagaland was built in Kohima in 1920 by the 8 Sethi families whose patriarchs were Shri Hardeo Sethi and Shri Hiralal Sethi. However these families later moved to Dimapur in 1944 due to Japanese invasion during the World War II.[1] The Moolnayak of the temple is an idol of Mahavira. These families then built the Dimapur Jain Temple in 1947, SD Jain School in 1947 and the SD Jain Charitable Hospital in 1975. The first President of the Kohima Jain Temple Committee was Shri Devalal Sethi followed by Shri Jethmal Sethi. Shri Phulchand Sethi served as the Secretary of the Temple. Shri Phulchand Sethi became the President of the Kohima Jain Temple Committee in 1947 and continued till 1965. He was followed by Shri Kishanlal Sethi, Shri Gaurilal Sethi, Shri Prakash Chand Sethi and Shri Sohanlal Sethi. Shri Pawan Kumar Sethi, son of Phulchand Sethi is the current president of the Kohima Jain Temple Committee.[2][3]

  • Inside the Kohima Jain Temple
    Inside the Kohima Jain Temple
  • Board outside the Kohima Jain Temple
    Board outside the Kohima Jain Temple

See also

References

Citation
  1. The Morung Express 2021.
  2. Sethi 2021, p. 10.
  3. Nagaland Post 2021.

Sources
  • Sethi, Raj Kumar (2021). 100 years of Jainism in Nagaland - (A journey from 1885 to 1985). Walnut Publication. ISBN 978-93-91522-04-9.
  • Nagaland Post (20 June 2021). "Book on Jainism released". Nagaland Post. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  • The Morung Express (22 June 2021). "Kohima Jain Temple marks 100th year with book release". The Morung Express.
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