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SHRI CHANDRAPRABHA DIGAMBARA JAIN TEMPLE

Palakkad, Kerala, India

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The Jain temple, dedicated to Chandraprabha, the eighth 'Thirthankara', is one of the few surviving structures in Kerala featuring typical Jain architecture.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (35°C during day and 22°C during night)Average - May (32°C during the day and 23°C during night)Lowest - October to February (29°C during day and 23°C during night)Monsoon season - July to September

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
  • Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Palakkad Bus Stand
1.5 KM 9449596666
Palakkad Railway Station
1.9 KM 139
Cochin International Airport
107 KM 0484-2610115

Architecture

Chandranathaswamy Temple was built in Kerala Style of architecture. This granite temple has plain walls with no decorations. This Jain temple is 32 feet long and 20 feet wide. This granite temple has plain walls with no decorations and also has images of the Jain Thirthankaras and Yakshinis. An idol of Chandranthan occupies the first division of the temple, Vijayalakshmi and Jwalamohini the scond, Rish abha Nathan the third, and parswa Nathan and Padmavathi the fourth.

Religious Significance

Malayalam poet kumaranashan, wrote his monumental poem veenapoov (The fallen flower) at a Jain house near here. The legacy of this temple, which had 24 wells began to wane with the arrival of Tipu Sultan in Palakkad. The temple wall was demolished and the bricks were used for constructing a fort.

It was in 16th century, Ijn Satru & Payippa Shetty were diamond traders from Mysore, Karnataka. On their travels they frequently visited Palakkatussery both for trading and pleasure. One day they camped here. That night Satru dreamt his late Jain Guru/Thirthankara requesting him to ask Raja Of Palakkad to built a great temple for peace at the banks of river Kalpathy. He woke up said to his friend. Next day, they requested the king to allot land where they camped at night. His response was positive. Land was alloted at that place. For that they had to give 1000 rubies. After that this place was known as ‘Manickya Pattanam/City Of Ruby’. Within one year temple was built and hundreds of jains lived with their family peacefully for more than 200 years and this place came to be known as Jainmedu meaning place for jains.

History

The Jain temple was constructed in the 15th century by a family of diamond merchants from Karnataka. This temple is built about 500 years ago by Inchanna Satur, for the jain sage Chandranathaswamy. The temple was renovated in 2013 and a Panch Kalyana prathishta was performed. 

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 07:00 AM - 10:30 AM 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757

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SHRI CHANDRAPRABHA DIGAMBARA JAIN TEMPLE

Palakkad, Kerala, India

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