Pawapuri
Sign in to savePawapuri, or Pavapuri (also called Apapapuri, meaning "the sinless town"), is a holy site for Jains located in the Nalanda district of Bihar state in eastern India. It is located about 19 kilometres from Rajgir and 101 kilometres from Patna, the capital of Bihar. Pawapuri is Mahavira's nirvana and a pilgrimage site for Jains.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pawapuri
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.caption
- From top, left to right: Night view of Jal Mandir, Hotel Abhilasha, Gaanv Mandir, Maa Ashapuri Mandir, Jal Mandir, BMIMS Pawapuri,
- Settlement.population_total
- 28790
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_urban
- 13,263
- Settlement.postal_code
- 803115
- Settlement.government_type
- Nagar Panchayat
- Settlement.governing_body
- Nagar Panchayat Pawapuri
- Settlement.map_caption1
- Pawapuri status in Google map
- Settlement.map_alt1
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/nsDj7QGdjjC1DPwZ8
- Settlement.map_alt
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/nsDj7QGdjjC1DPwZ8
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Nalanda district
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Pawapuri - 001 Temple marking Mahavira's Passing (9243092471).jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
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Pawapuri, or Pavapuri (also called Apapapuri, meaning "the sinless town"), is a holy site for Jains located in the Nalanda district of Bihar state in eastern India. It is located about 19 kilometres from Rajgir and 101 kilometres from Patna, the capital of Bihar. Pawapuri is Mahavira's nirvana and a pilgrimage site for Jains.
== Tourism == thumb|Jal Mandir In PawapuriPawapuri in Nalanda district ranks second after Rajgir in Nalanda in terms of tourism. Among the main tourist attractions, the Jal Mandir here is world-famous. It is believed that Lord Mahavira (the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism) was cremated at this place after attaining Mahanirvana. Most of the tourists come to Pawapuri in thousands to see the beauty of the water temple. thumb|Main View Of Jal mandir Pawapuri