Panagar (MP)

Shri Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra Panagar
Place & Post – Panagar, District – Jabalpur (M.P.) Pin – 483220
Phone- 0761-2350086, 2905400, 2350322
Nearby Cities: Jabalpur 15 km. Katni 75 km.

Panagar is an old city situated on the Jabalpur-Katni highway. At one time, it had been a prosperous and developed city. But now things have changed towards the worse. The old glory is all but lost. Even today plenty of broken fragments of beautiful Jain temples & idols of Kalchuri Art & sculpture are found in this region.

Panagar is also famous for magnificent standing idol of Bhagwan Shantinath that belongs to 10-11 century. The sign of idol can not be seen because the lower part (portion below feet) of idol is embedded inside the ground.

The ‘Throne (sitting place) of Jati Baba’, which is around 500 years ancient, is also present here. It is also believed that a tunnel was there to reach Sonagiri from Panagar. The cave tunnel is nowhere to be seen now.

The idol of Bhagwan Shantinath was found 3 km away from here by digging the earth near ‘Pond Baleha’. A miraculous & attractive 5 feet high idol of Bhagwan Parshvanath in Padmasana posture is also present here.

Shri Dig. Jain Bada Mandir is main temple of Panagar where 9 feet high, extra ordinary and artistic idol of Bhagwan Shantinath in Khadgasana (standing) posture is present as principal deity. Another ancient, beautiful 5 feet high idol of Bhagwan Parshvanath in Padmasana posture is also present in this temple.
There are 13 altars in this area. The attractive idols of forth period are seated in ‘Panchayati Mandir’ and are worth being seen.