Bhagwan Mahavir Mandir
Time and again, Tirthankars are born and revitalize Jain religion. In this current time-cycle, there were 24, the first was Rushabhdev and the last was Mahavir.
Mahavir Swami (599 BC to 527 BC) was the 24th Tirthankar of this era, born about 2600 years ago. He was a slightly older contemporary of Lord Buddha. Bhagwan Mahavir’s 2500th (passing away) anniversary was celebrated world-wide in 1972. He revitalized Jainism, showed the path of liberation and revolutionized the social structure including women’s rightful position in society, futility of animal sacrifice in rituals, and dogmatism as well as misconceptions in religion. <br>
<br> Mahavir was a prince, but gave up everything and became ascetic (monk, Sadhu) in search of Truth and to experience his pure soul, at the age of 30. He attained omniscience at the age of 42, after about 12 years of penance, meditation and self-cleansing. He preached for 30 years and left body at the age of 72 to become liberated soul (Siddha).