Jain temple, Dubai

The Jain Temple, Dubai (referred to locally as Derasar) is a house temple (ghar derasar) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Vimalanatha Daresar
Religion
AffiliationJainism
DeityVimalanatha
Location
LocationBur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Temple(s)1

About temple

The temple caters for the large Jain community in the United Arab Emirates and is the only Shewtambar Jain temple in Bur Dubai, where most of the Jains reside. The temple complex has Lord Vimalanatha, the thirteenth Jain Tirthankar as Moolnayak, Lord Parshwanath, the twenty third Tirthankar and Lord Sumatinath, the Fifth Tirthankar. Padmavati mata moorti is also there in this temple. There are more than 10,000 Jains in Dubai as of 2012.[1]

See also

References

Citations

  1. Savla 2015, p. 27.

Sources

  • Savla, Parth (1 June 2015). "Jain Digest March". Issuu. Retrieved 11 June 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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