This article is about the Town in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake Temple, see Shri Mahavirji temple.

Town in Rajasthan, India

Shri Mahaveer Ji

Mahavirji

Town

Shri Mahaveer Ji temple

Shri Mahaveer Ji

Location in Rajasthan, India

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Shri Mahaveer Ji

Shri Mahaveer Ji (India)

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Coordinates: 26°41′N 76°55′E / 26.683°N 76.917°E / 26.683; 76.917Coordinates: 26°41′N 76°55′E / 26.683°N 76.917°E / 26.683; 76.917
Country| India
State| Rajasthan
District| Karauli
Subdistrict| Hindaun Subdistrict
Government

• Lok Sabha constituency| Karauli-Dholpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
• MP| Manoj Rajoria
• Assembly constituency| Hindaun (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
• MLA| Bharosi Lal Jatav (Congress)
Area

• Total| 15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation

| 235 m (771 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total| 20,000
Area code| 322220
Vehicle registration| RJ 34
Sex ratio| 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]

## Jain Temple[edit]

Main article: 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.[clarification needed]

Every year a fair is organized on Mahaveer Jayanti.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Landuse Planning and Geomorphology: A Study of Sawai Madhopur

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