Shri Mahaveer Ji | |
Other Name: | Mahavirji |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates: | 26.6833°N 131°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Karauli |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Hindaun Subdistrict |
Leader Title: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Leader Name: | Karauli-Dholpur (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Leader Title1: | MP |
Leader Name1: | Manoj Rajoria |
Leader Title2: | Assembly constituency |
Leader Name2: | Hindaun (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Leader Name3: | Bharosi Lal Jatav (Indian National Congress) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 15 |
Elevation M: | 235 |
Population Total: | 20,000 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Area Code: | 322220 |
Registration Plate: | RJ 34 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1000:877 ♂/♀ |
Shri Mahaveer Ji is a town and tehsil headquarter in Hindaun Block, Karauli District, Rajasthan. Approximately 20,000 people live there, and Many villages come within its area. A hydrological station is installed at the town.[1]
See main article: article and Shri Mahavirji. Shri Mahavir Ji is a Jain pilgrimage site. There are five temples: Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Shri Mahavirji, Shantinath Jinalaya, Bhagwan Parshvanath Jinalaya, Kirti Ashram Chaityalaya, and Bhavya Kamal Mandir. Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Shri Mahavirji is the main temple of this town the iconic idol of Lord Mahavira, the principal deity of the pilgrimage temple, was found during an excavation around 200 years.
Every year a fair is organized on Mahaveer Jayanti.