Here is a very simple top‑view style diagram of Nandishwar Dweep in text form, plus a short explanation.

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1. Position of Nandishwar Dweep in the oceans and islands

Starting from the centre and going outward:

• Center: Jambudweep
• 2nd: Ghatsheel Ocean (घातकी सागर)
• 3rd: Pushkar Dweep (पुष्कर द्वीप)
• 4th: Varun Ocean (वारुण सागर)
• 5th: Kshir Dweep (क्षीर द्वीप)
• 6th: Ghrit Ocean (घृत सागर)
• 7th: Ikshu Dweep (इक्षु द्वीप)
• 8th: Nandishwar Dweep (नन्दीश्वर द्वीप) ← our focus

You can imagine it roughly like this (not to scale):

```text Outer Dweeps & Oceans ----------------------------------- | Ikshu Dweep | | -------------------------- | | | Ghrit Ocean | | | | -------------------- | | | | | Kshir Dweep | | | | | | -------------- | | | | | | | Varun Oc. | | | | | | | |---------- | | | | | | | |Pushkar Dw| | | | | | | |----------| | | | | | | |Jambudweep| | | | | | | ------------ | | | | | -------------------- | | | -------------------------- | | Nandishwar Dweep | ----------------------------------- ```

More correctly, Nandishwar Dweep itself is one ring‑shaped island in this series.

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2. Simple layout of Nandishwar Dweep itself

Traditional description in Jain cosmology (both Digambar and Shvetambar agree on the basic idea, details may vary):

• It is ring‑shaped, surrounding an ocean.
• It is divided into four sectors (khand / quarters).
• In these four sectors there are 52 Jinalayas (Jain temples) where only devas (celestial beings) can actually go and perform puja.
• On every Aṣṭāhnika and other special days, devas do great worship (maha‑puja) of Tirthankars here.

You can picture Nandishwar Dweep alone like this:

```text Top view (symbolic)

N (North)

[ 13 Jinalay ] \ / \ / W [13 J] \_____/ [13 J] E / \ / \ [ 13 Jinalay ]

S (South)

Legend:

• Outer circle = Nandishwar Dweep (ring island)
• 4 sides (N, S, E, W) = 4 sectors
• Each sector has multiple Jinalayas;

So, in words:

• Think of a circular ring.
• Cut it mentally into four equal quarters.
• Fill these four quarters with 52 beautifully arranged Jain temples of Tirthankars.
• In the middle (inside the ring) is ocean, and outside the ring are other dweeps and oceans of the Jain universe.

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3. How this is used in temples

Because humans cannot actually go to Nandishwar Dweep (it is in the higher part of madhyalok), Jains:

• Build Nandishwar Dweep models / temples (like big 3‑D maps).
• Do pooja, abhishek and pradakshina around these models, with the feeling that they are worshipping at the real Nandishwar Dweep where devas worship 24 Tirthankars again and again.

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If you want, I can next give:

• A slightly more detailed labeled ASCII plan (showing ring, ocean, directions, etc.), or
• A step‑by‑step way to draw this on paper for teaching children.