The place was known as Asthigram previously. This is believed to be a very ancient shrines is referred as it is, even in”Kalpasutra”. Once upon a time, this might have been a very large city. It is said that Bhagwan Mahavir was a wandering monk, he had spent one “Chaturmas” here. There is no inscription found on the Foot-Prints which are believed to be almost 2000 years old.This place has a great importance because Sri Bhagwan Mahavir spent one “Chaturmas” here, hence giving scope for further research. During this tenure, thousands of men, women of great merit and birds and animals, must have felt their life fulfilled as a result of drinking nector of live religious discourses from Sri Bhagwan Mahavir. Every particle of dust must have also become sacred by his benign presence on this land. Even today, one experiences indescribable peace in this place, where there are no other temples.