| Name :
|
| Shri
Vimalnath Digamber
Jain Teerth Kshetra Kampilji |
| Is an
Teerth Kshetra (The place of Teerhankar Vimalnath’s Garbha, Janma, Tup & Gyan
Kalyanaka).
|
| Address :
|
Shri Vimalnath Digamber Jain Teerth Kshetra Kampilji
Place – Kampil, Post – Kayamganj, Taluka – Kayamganj, Dist. – Farrukhabad (U.P.)
Phone 05690 – 271230 |
| Management committee :
|
Shri
Vimalnath
Digamber Jain Teerth
Kshetra Committee, Kampilji
Place – Kampil, Post – Kayamganj, Taluka – Kayamganj, Dist. – Farrukhabad (U.P.)
Phone 05690 – 271230 |
| Chair Person :
|
Shri Devrishi Jain (Devarshi
Jain)
Place & Post – Etah (U.P.) Pin – 207001
Phone 05742 – 233062, 233221& 233868 |
| Secretary :
|
Shri Yogendra Kumar Jain
Mridul
Kayamganj, Dist. – Farrukhabad (U.P.) Pin - 207502
Phone 05690 – 231007 |
| Nearby City :
|
Kayamganj 10 km
Agra 150 km
Kanpur 180 km |
| About
Kampilji :
|
Kampil City is an ancient city of
India situated at the bank of river Ganga. This was the capital of Panchal King
Drupad and birth place of Dropadi. She chose her husband here by the process of
Swayamvara. This is also the place of Garbha, Janma, Tup & Gyan Kalyanaka of
Bhagwan Vimalnath, the 13th Teerthankar. 10th Chakravarti Shri Harishen & 12th
Shri Brahmadatta also born here and ruled over the world from here. Bhagwan
Adinath established 52 districts (Janapada) at that time and there were 16
Mahajanapada at the time of Mahaveer, Panchal Janapada was one of them. It is
found in the books that Samavsharan of Bhagwan Adinath, Parsvanath & Mahaveer
came here. In this way Kampil is an ancient sacred place of India. After the
great war of Mahabharata, Kampil became the centre of spiritual knowledge &
education. |
| Main Temple & Idol :
|
In the North-West part of Kampil
City in the middle of population, there is an ancient
temple of V.S. 492 which is constructed on a 10 feet high platform, about 1500
years old. Bhagwan Vimalnath’s idol 2 feet high in cross legged seating
posture is the principal deity of this temple, idol is supposed to be more
then 2500 years old, magnificent & attractive, Black in color. It is said that
this was recovered from river Ganga.
Other so many idols are also worth to be seen. The spire of temple is very
high & vast. |
| Temple
Kind of:
|
Digamber |
|
Other Temple :
|
There is a hillock known as
Aghatia Teela, it is said that Bhagwan Vimalnath achieved super natural
knowledge (Kevalgyan) here. On digging this hillock, Dig. Jain Idols are found
here. An old tattered pond is also here known as Dropadi Kund.
|
Annual Gatherings :
Annual Festival (Mela)
from Chaitra Krishna 15 to Chaitra Shukla 2,
Annual Festival (Mela) from Ashvin Krishna 2 to 4 |
| Facilities :
|
Three Dharmshalas with full
facilities are here.
Guest House of Tourism Department is also here.
|
| Means of approach :
|
Road – Busses are available from Delhi, Agra, Farrukhabad, Aligarh, Etah,
Kayamganj etc.
Train – Kayamganj is the nearest, Tempo, Taxi, Tonga are available every time
for Kampil. Other stations are Agra, Mathura, Hathrasa, Kanpur.
Airport – Kanpur, Agra |
| Nearby Places :
|
Shri Ashram of Kapil Rishi, Dropadi Kund and many more Jain & Hindu religious
places are worth to be seen.
Government of India has declared Kampil as Tourist Centre for its historical &
mythological importance. |
