Jirawala

Jirawala Tirth
Location within Gujarat
Basic information
Location	Sirohi district, Rajasthan, India
Geographic coordinates	24°40′26.3″N 72°29′34.8″E / 24.673972°N 72.493000°E / 24.673972; 72.493000Coordinates: 24°40′26.3″N 72°29′34.8″E / 24.673972°N 72.493000°E / 24.673972; 72.493000
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Parshva
Festivals	Mahavir Jayanti, Diwali
Country	India
Website	jirawalajaintirth.org
Architectural description
Creator	Sheth Shri Amrasa
Date established	1134 CE
Temple(s)	2

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 Jain. There is a famous Jain temple complex in the village. The main Parsvanatha temple is the oldest dating back to 1134 AD. There is a temple with image of Neminatha, too. These temples were attacked and desecrated during Muslim rule but were later renovated by the Jain community. The village was a place of pilgrimage for Jains. Many Jain saints and scholars visited the place and composed the religious books there during the fifteenth century.