Kaithuli (MP)

Shri 1008 Chintamani Parsvanath Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Kaithuli
Village: Kaithuli, Teh: Bhanpura, Dist: Mandsaur MP 458 775
Phone nos: 092147 28901
Nearest city: Ramganj Mandi 20 km. Bhanpura 20 km.

Situated amidst Aravali mountain range between MP and Rajasthan, Kaithuli is a very old and ancient teerth kshetra. This temple is about 1100 years old or belonging to the 9th century.

The principal idol of this temple is an idol of Bhagwan Parsvanath which is full of miracles and is believed to be belonging to the fourth era (chaturth kaal0 apart from a chaubeesee also from the same period. The idols are placed in a sanctum sanctorum of the temple. A tunnel have also been discovered from this sanctorum but it is not known where it leads to.

An inscription found here have given the idea of the history of this temple being of that era. According to the inscription, several more idols should have been there but the whereabouts of them are not known.