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Shri Chanasma Tirth
Shri Chanasma Tirth is a Jain Temple situated at Chanasma in the Patan District of Gujarat.
- The temple is dedicated to Shri Bhateva Parshwanath Bhagvan.
- The idol of Shri Bhateva Parshwanath Bhagvan along with Dhardendra Padmavati is present inside the tirth.
- Shri Chanasma Tirth is managed by Shri Chanasma Jain Mahajan Pedhi.
- It is believed that this teerth was established in the 14th century of Vikram Samvat.
- A well-equipped dharamshala with bhojanshala facility is also available.
- Shri Chanasma Teerth is around 11 km from Shri Charup Teerth and 32 km from Mehsana.
The idol of Bhateva Parshvanath Bhagavan (mulnayak) is carved from sand-stone. We get evidence from different eulogistic prayers that the idol must have been known as Bhateva because it was procured from Bhatuar village. It is said that in the Bhatuar village near Idar there was one poor Shravaka Surchand by name from whose house the idol of Bhagavan Parshvanath was discovered and he became prosperous and happy. On getting information of this the King of Idar asked for it. The Shravaka was afraid of disrespect to the idol and so Surchand buried it on the outskirts of the village. Ravichand of Chandravati (Chanasma) got indications of the idol. He brought it, built a temple in Chanasma and got it ceremoniously installed in it on the Akshayatrutiya day in V.S. 1535. One other probable conjecture is that there is one village Bhateva near Palini in Marwad. Residents of the place might have come here with the idol, might have built this temple and installed the idol here with this name. According to one tradition, the idol was ceremoniously installed following the preaching of Acharya Shri Ajitasinhasuriji of the Anchala Gaccha. The temple with its fine artistic structure was repaired and renovated some 150 years back.
P.O. Chanasma - 384220, Patan District
Gujarat, India