Jain places near lucknow
Here are some important Jain places in and around Lucknow:
1. Jain temples inside Lucknow city
These are good for regular darshan if you are staying in Lucknow:
- Shri Neminath Bhagwan Digambar Jain Mandir, Chowk (Khun Khunji Road area)
- Lucknow Shwetambar Dadabari Jain Temple, Thakurganj
- Shri Digambar Jain Mandir, Daliganj
- Jain Mandir, Gomti Nagar (Patrakar Puram side)
- Shri Digambar Jain Mandir, Indira Nagar (Amrapali Market) ( yappe.in)
You can easily locate all of these on Google Maps by name.
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2. Major Jain tirths in Uttar Pradesh (accessible from Lucknow)
These are not inside Lucknow but are among the nearest big Jain tirths within UP, usually reachable by road in a few hours (you can check exact distance as per your route):
- Shri Shravasti Teerth (Shravasti, near Bahraich)
- Kalyanak‑sthal of Bhagwan Sambhavnath – Chyavan, Janma, Diksha and Keval‑jnan all connected here. - Also the moksha‑sthal of Muni Kapil Kevali. - Very pavitra sthal, shared area with important Buddhist sites. - More details here ( jainknowledge.com)
- Shri Vimalnath Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra, Kampilji (Kampil, Farrukhabad district side)
- Kalyanak Kshetra of Bhagwan Vimalnath (13th Tirthankar). - Known for its shanti‑may atmosphere and beautiful Digambar temple complex. - More details here ( jainknowledge.com)
- Shri Digambar Jain Prachin Bada Mandir, Hastinapur (near Meerut)
- One of the most important Jain tirths of North India. - Connected with four Tirthankars’ kalyanaks – especially Shantinath, Kunthunath, Aranath, and events of Adinath Bhagwan (first aahar, etc.). - Huge complex with many temples and a Kailash‑parvat model. - More details here ( jainknowledge.com)
- Shri Chandrawatiji Digambar Jain Tirth Kshetra, Chandrawati (near Varanasi)
- Kalyanak‑kshetra of Bhagwan Chandraprabhu (8th Tirthankar) – associated with Janma, Tapa and Gyan kalyanaks. - Situated near the Ganga; also recognised as a heritage site. - More details here ( jainknowledge.com)
- Other important Jain tirths in UP (a bit farther, but often combined in yatras)
- Varanasi (Kashi) – Bhadaini & Varanasi Parshvanath Tirth – associated with Bhagwan Parshvanath, with many Digambar and Shwetambar temples. – Bhadaini details: ( jainknowledge.com) - Trilok Tirth Dham, Badagaon (Baghpat) – big Digambar complex with a huge three‑lok model: ( jainknowledge.com)
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How to plan
- For daily or weekly darshan: use the city temples listed in section 1.
- For tirth‑yatra from Lucknow: common circuits are
Always check current routes, road conditions and temple timings before travelling, and try to follow basic Jain yatra niyam: non‑violence, simple food, and bhakti with samyak darshan‑bhav.