Shankheshvar

Published: 28.04.2015
Alias(es)
Shankhapur, Shankheshwar

Shankheshwar, Gujarat, 384246, India

Shankheshwar

old name Shankapur,  is a most important place of pilgrimage of Jainism (next to Palitana).

It is situated in the Patan district of Gujarat state of India.

According to Mughal history, the Shankheshwar village was a lease-grant by Emperor Shah Jahan to Shantidas, a former nagarsheth (equivalent to m

  • Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Temple

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