Songadh (Saurashtra)

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Songadh is a town in Bhavnagar District of Saurashtra. It is at distance of 5 Kilometers from Sihor town and 25 Kilometers from Bhavnagar town.

It is mainly known for being the unofficial headquarter of Kanji Swami Digambar Jains.

Kanji Swami spent about forty years at Songadh.

Its main temple complex contains the following temples:

  1. Param Agam Mandir, literally meaning Temple of Sacred Texts. Walls of this temple are carved with the Digambar Jain Sacred Texts of Samayasāra.
  2. Jin Mandir.
  3. Swadyay Mandir, literally meaning Temple of Study.
  4. Nandishwar Deep Mandir.
  5. Man Stambhaji
  6. Jinendra Dharmasabha - Simandhar God's Religious Court
  7. Samadhi Mandir in memory of Kanji Swami
  8. Samadhi Mandir in memory of Champa Ben

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