Shikharji Temple: The most important Jain Tirtha. Shikharji Temple in Giridih district of Jharkhand is located on the Parasnath hill, the highest mountain in the state.

In Jharkhand, the Parasnath Hills are seeing Jain-Santhal conflict, with each side claiming it as their own. ... The entire 9-km stretch to Sammed Shikharji and Parasnath Temple ...

Sammed Shikharji in Parasnath Hills in Giridih district, home to the highest peak in the state some 160 km from Ranchi, is also the biggest pilgrimage destination for people of Jainism faith, for ...

"The current government in February this year notified its new tourism policy, 2021 in which it has classified Parasnath, Deoghar temple among others as religious tourism sites.

The shrine on the Parasnath Hills on a winter morning. Sourced by The Telegraph Jain protesters will march to the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi on Tuesday as part of their ongoing agitation against the ...

Ranchi, Aug. 24: A century-old dispute over the ownership of Parasnath Hills (Giridih) was settled today when Jharkhand High Court set aside the claims of Shwetambar and Digambar sects of Jainism. A ...

The Shri Sammed Shikharji in Parasnath hill in Jharkhand's Giridih district, about 160 km from Ranchi, is among the holiest places of the Jains, including both Digambara and Shwetambar sects.

Shri Sammed Shikharji is a Jain pilgrimage centre in the Parasnath hills of Jharkhand. ... (72), fasting to protest the Jharkhand government's decision died at the temple on Tuesday.

Jharkhand's tribal community calls the mountain in Giridih district 'Marang Baru'. The Adivasi Sengel Abhiyan (ASA)'s movement is aimed at 'saving' it from the 'clutches' of the Jains.

Jaipur: A 72-year-old Jain priest on hunger strike for the past nine days against the Jharkhand government's proposal declaring the Parasnath hills a tourist spot passed away in Jaipur Tuesday.

A Maoists’ group has reportedly locked up a Jain temple atop Parasnath hill, about 75 kilometres from Giridih in Jharkhand, and warned the trustees of dire consequences if they continued hill ...

To reach the hill, one has to pass through this small, auspicious temple town of Madhuban, 13 km from Parasnath train station, right at the foot of the mountain.