Monday, April 6, 2009

Pavapuri The "Pavapuri Tirtha Dham" temple is built by charitable family of Sanghavi Poonam Chand Dhanaji Bafana's family's Trust "K.P.Sanghavi Charitable Trust".The Dhaam is constructed separated in two blocks; first one is Sumati Jeevandaya Dhaam is also named Gou-Shala and second is Pavapuri Dhaam. In Pavapuri Dhaam categorized into a Temple, Place for devotees, Mess for devotees, Dharmshala for devotees, Garden, lake etc.The total constructional land of the Pavapuri Tirtha Dhaam is 150 Bhiga. Inside the temple the main idol of Shree Shankheshwar Parshvanath the 23 lord of Jaina's is of 69 inches. The development work now being completed. The main attraction of the Dhaam is the Temple and the Toran Gate. The green gardens improving beauties of the campus.
Around the temple in front of the main temple there are four small temple dedicated to Osia Mata, Padmavati, Bhairav and Ambica. The whole temple is built of By Stonza, the red sand stone of basi Pahad, Dholpur, Rajasthan and the white marble is of Makrana. The special look of the temple is of red sand stone and the inner decorative part is makrana white marble. The floor represent a beutiful design of creepers in mulitcolor marble. The Shikhar and Samran (on the mandap) are beutifully arranged and presenting a good style of Indian Architecture. The entrance of the pava puri dham is represented by 78 feet wide & 35 feet in height with decorated gate. The boundary wall is 1500 ft. long on which beutiful decorated Ghokhlas carved windows are settled.
The whole layout is mulitstep moving from low land to high pedestal representing the temple like a lion on the hillocks. The mandap of the temple and ceilling of the srangar chowki is beutifully arraged and well decorated with the Indian Iconographical presentation.
The main idol is surrounded with Ashat Pratihariya ( the 8 heroic presentation) and Panch Tirthi ( the 5 trithankar raj) established on a pedestal (Prabhashan) carved with elephants, Yakshas and Godess.
The main entrance of the Pava Puri represent three statues of the builders encestors, one of Shri Poonam Chand Ji (father) and Smt, Kani Bahen (mother), Hajarimal Ji (brother) of Shri Babu Lal Sanghvai. The symbol cow sheltter ( Gau Shalla) represents on cow and calf standing in the sheltter of a Kalp Vriksha. This symbol represent the managament and failities given to cows.
There are three 45 RCC sheltter house in 54 tin shade cow sheltters. Where the cattles are kept in the most hygeinic conditions and fed. The arrangement of fodder and rich fodder for cows is available under the supervision of the vetenary medical team and shapperds.
The whole campus is having Administrative blocks, Dharmshala (Inn), Bhojan Shala, Accomoation for saints and nuns. In middle of the campus there is an anicut which collects the rainfall water in which there is plan of building a Jal Mandir. There is good plantation of trees, flowers and ornamental plants around the wall and inside for better environmental surroundings.

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