Shri Kanakgiri Digambar Jain Tirtha Kshetra,Kanakgiri
Shri Kanakgiri Digambar Jain Tirtha Kshetra,Kanakgiri,Village-Dharmasthali, Sub
District & District- Chamrajnagar,(Karnatka) Pin-571128
Phone nos.: 08226- 296786, 296809
Nearby towns: Maysore- 52km, Harve- 4km, Mugur- 50km, Ummattur- 35km, kuderu-
2km, Tagdur-20km, Echingannhalli-35km
This place is located on the border of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamilnadu near vilage
Maleyur. This place is also known as Kanakadri. According to 27 stone inscriptions that
were found here, Lord Mahavir’s ‘samavasharan’ had come to this place. Accharya shri
Pujyapad Swami spent lot of time here, and attained ‘samadhi’ here. Shri Anantabal
Muni, Shri Gyanchand Muni attained salvation from here. Caves where Shri
Bhadrabahu Swami spent time can also be seen here. And many more details are
documented in the inscriptions which are worth visiting. The place has a small hill with
350 steps with Temples on the top. There are in all 3 temples and 24 ‘tirthankar’ tonks
to worship.
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