Historical Period7c CE
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.
3000 BCE7th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Tradition-specific
- Gender
- transcendent
- Sacred Colours
- tradition-specific
- Sacred Offerings
- tradition-specific
Primary Scriptures
1 source- Jain primary textsscriptural/oral
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.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraTradition-specific
- Offerings
- tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- tradition-specific
🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • tradition-specific
🛕 Principal Temples
- 📍 Shikharji, Giridih, Jharkhand, IndiaFestivals: Annual festivalParasnath — 27-km circumambulation
🎊 Festivals
- Annual Parasnath Sammet Sikharji — trek detail festivalSeasonally · 1–10 days
📜 Primary Scriptural Sources
- Jain primary textsscriptural/oral
Sources & provenance
🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookJain tradition sources
- 📖Supporting referenceGazetteerGiridih Gazetteer
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