Question

Which of the following is known as the Jain Temple City?
(a)Girnar
(b)Allahabad
(c)Rajagriha
(d)Varanasi

Answer 1

Hint: -Gujarat is the Jain community's significant religious centre.
-In the Junagadh District, the group of Jain temples is situated on the Girnar mountains.
-A new design was created at Girnar, which consisted of finishing the domical roofs with mosaics capable of preserving their brightness.

Complete answer: Girnar Jain temples-The Jainism group temples are located near Junagadh on the Girnar mountains in the Junagadh district of Gujarat, India.
-On the hill, there are temples sacred to the branches of the Digambara and Svetambara of Jainism.
-Gujarat is the Jain community's significant religious centre.
-In the Junagadh District, the group of Jain temples is situated on the Girnar mountains. A new design was created at Girnar, which consisted of finishing the domical roofs with mosaics capable of preserving their brightness.
-Mt. Girnar's oldest temple is the temple of Neminatha.
Options B, C and D can be easily eliminated.
Hence, Option a Girnar is the correct answer.

Note:- In the Shatrunjaya-Girnar Patta dated 1451 CE (VS 1507) in Ranakpur temple, the temple is represented, so it must have been built before it. As early as 1438 CE, the temple may have been built.
-There are Jain temples with wonderful carvings in marble, situated on the first plateau of Mount Girnar at the height of around 3800 steps, at an altitude of 2370 ft above Junagadh, still some 600 ft below the first summit of Girnar.
-The height of Mount Girnar 1,069 meters.