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Digambar Jain Shantinath ji Bara Mandir - Temple near Ladnu Sujangarh , Nagaur

Thousands of devotees and followers of Digambar sect visit and worship at the Digambar Jain Bara Mandir in Ladnun town and the temple is a treasure trove of lovely idols of Jain Tirthankaras which are of great aesthetic value, inscribed columns or pillars, ancient artifacts and Jain Dharma manuscripts dating back centuries and of great artistic value. The architecture of the temple built from white marble is magnificent and the temple houses the shrine or idol of Lord Shantinathji, the sixteenth Jain Tirthankara who is grounded on an elevated platform or Vedi. The idol is guarded by two marble columns with engravings known as Toran Dwar and the shrine itself is splendour to behold crafted from marble measuring 94x70 centimetres.