Tourism in Kerala-Jain Temple in Cochin

It was the inaguration of first Jain Temple in Kerala on May 8, 2011. It is a 2000sqft shrine made of spotless white marble from Rajasthan.

Forty truck loads of marble arrived from Rajasthan. Designs on the pillars and the walls were done by skilled artisans from Rajasthan. This structure is a close replica of the Dilwara Jain Temple of Mount Abu.

Inside the sanctorum are 3 Thirthankaras places side by side. Main God is 12th Thirthankara - VasuPujyaSwami. On either side are 7th Thirthankara Parshvanath, and 20th Thirthankara Muni Suvrat Swami.

On one of the doors there are illustrations of the 14 dreams that queen Trishala saw before giving birth to 24th Thirthankara, the Lord Mahavira.This rare shrine adds to the tourism importance of Kerala.