Jirawala

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Jirawala is a village in Sirohi District of Rajasthan state in India.It lies 58 km from Abu Road.It is a holy place for Jains.There is a famous Jain temple complex in the village.The main Parsvanatha temple thein is the oldest dating back to 1134 AD.There is a temple with image of Neminatha too.These temples were attacked and desecrated in Muslim Rule however later renovated by Jain community.The village was a place of pigrimage for Jains.Many Jain saints and scholars visited the place and composed the religious books here in fifteenth century.

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