Parasnath Sammet Sikharji — trek detail
Deities

Parasnath Sammet Sikharji — trek detail

Parasnath — 27-km circumambulation

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Jain
Period · Antiquity (pre-CE); documented by Xuanzang (7th c.), Ibn Battuta (14th c.), Al-Biruni (11th c.); 27-km parikrama colonial documentation 19th c.; pilgrimage 20th–21st c.

Parasnath Sammet Sikharji — trek detail

Tradition

Jain

Location

  • Shikharji, Giridih, Jharkhand (23.975°N, 86.1367°E)

Sacred Narrative

See main parshvanatha-shikharji. Details of the 27-km parikramā: 2-day trek from Madhuban base camp visiting 31 tonks (shrines) in sequence — each Tīrthaṅkara's mokṣa spot.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific
Offerings
tradition-specific
Sacred colours
tradition-specific

📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Parasnath Sammet Sikharji — trek detail
    See main parshvanatha-shikharji. Details of the 27-km parikramā: 2-day trek from Madhuban base camp visiting 31 tonks (shrines) in sequence — each Tīrthaṅkara's mokṣa spot.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Parasnath Sammet Sikharji — trek detail festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Jain primary textsscriptural/oral