Bhadreswar, Kutch
Bhadreswar was known as Bhadrawati Nagari in olden times. The ruins of ancient city of Bhadrawati can be found here.The city of Bhadravati has its mention even in Mahabharata.
Bhadrawati was ruled by King Sidhsen in 449 B.C, who renovated the place. Later it was ruled by The Solanki rulers who were Jains, and they changed the name to Bhadreshwar. Then in 1315, a great famine struck Kutch, after which the town was renovated by Seth Jagdu Shah, the famous Jain merchant & philanthropist.
The Bhadreshwar, today is famous for its centuries old Jain temples known as Bhadreswar Jain Temple.
These temples are believed to be one of the oldest Jain temples in
India, although they have been renovated and rehabilitated from time to
time.It is said a Jain monk named Shravak Devchandra laid the foundation stone of this temple many centuries ago.The temple was renovated by Shrimalis in the year 1134 and two centuries later in year 1315, they have been renovated by Seth Jagdusha.The temple complex has 53 Jinalays
52 of them built around main Bhadreswar Temple at the center, added
over many centuries. The temples have been destroyed many times due to
natural calamities like earthquakes and the chronicles of Mistris of Kutch, mention that they were the architects and artisans, who renovated temples during the earthquakes of 1819, 1844–45 and 1875.Recently, the temple complex was again completely devastated in earthquake of 26 January 2001AHEMDABAD TO KUTCH ROUTE 401 KM......
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