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It is located in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, India. This location is popular among devotees and ascetic saints to practice self-discipline, and austerity and to attain Moksha (salvation or liberation). This place also has a Jain museum.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsEtymology[edit]Approach[edit]Jain tradition[edit]Architecture[edit]Main Temple and Idol[edit]Fair[edit]Gallery[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Citation[edit]Sources[edit]Books[edit]Web[edit]External links[edit]Etymology[edit]In Hindi, Sonagiri means a mountain (‘giri’) of gold (‘sona’).Approach[edit]Sonagiri can be accessed via Dabra-Datia Road. This also lies on Gwalior-Jhansi Road. Sonagiri Railway Station lies on the Agra-Jhansi rail line.Jain tradition[edit]         (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Jain Temples on Sonagiri Hill, woodcut engraving of 1899Sonagiri, a Siddha-K\u1e63etra, is considered one of the most important Jain Tirtha (pilgrimage site).According to Jain texts, since the time of Chandraprabhu (the 8th Teerthankar), five and a half crores of ascetic saints have achieved moksha (liberation) here. The place is considered sacred by devotees. There is a 3 metres (9.8\u00a0ft) rock cut image of Chandraprabhu dating back to the 5th to 6th century. There are a total of 103 temples with 77 on hill and 26 in village. The Samavsharan of Bhagwan Chandraprabhu came here seventeen times. According to Jain belief, King Nanganang along with half a million followers attained moksha. Nang, Anang, Chintagati, Poornachand, Ashoksen, Shridatta, Swarnbhadra and many other saints achieved salvation here.This is a unique place known as Laghu Sammed Shikhar covering the area of 132 acres of two hills.Sonagiri was also had a Bhattaraka seat and following the death of Bha\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101raka Candrabh\u016b\u1e63a\u1e47a the seat became defunct in the late twentieth century. A number of Bhattarakapada-sth\u0101pn\u0101 manuscripts were also composed here.Architecture[edit]There are total of 77 temples on the hill. Each temple are white in colour and features a high spire. The temple number 57 is the main temple in Sonagiri. Acharya Shubh Chandra and Bhartrihari lived and worked here for spiritual achievements. Like Kundalpur, Girnar Jain temples, Dilwara temples and Shikharji, the Sonagiri temple complex is known for its rich architecture.Main Temple and Idol[edit]  Chandraprabha temple, SonagiriThe temple Number 57 is the main temple. This is vast in size and possesses an attractive artistic spire. In this temple, the principal deity is a 11 feet (3.4\u00a0m) idol of Chandraprabha popularly known as Bade baba. There are two vedis (altar) with an idol of Sheetalnath and Parsvanatha on either side on the main vedi. The temple also includes a 43 feet (13\u00a0m) manastambha (transl.\u2009column of honour) and a model of Samavasarana.The Samavasarana temple enshrines a beautiful sculptural representation of Samavasarana. The sculpture features moulding at the base supported by three circular tiers surmounted by a square pavilion and enshrines a chaumukha (four-faced) image of a Jina at the centre.The temple is popular among Jain devotees and was also visited by former US president Bill Clinton and European presidents.[21]Fair[edit]A ratha yatra is organised here after Holi from Chaitra Pratipada to Rang Panchami. An annual ‘flag hoisting’ ceremony is also organised, on this occasion the old flag of the spire is replaced with a new golden coloured flag.Gallery[edit]Jain temples, Sonagiri hillNandishwar temple, SonagiriThe image of Chandraprabhu inside the main templeSee also[edit]References[edit]Citation[edit]Sources[edit]Books[edit]Burgess, James; Cousens, Henry (1903). The Architectural Antiquities of Northern Gujarat, More Especially of the Districts Included in the Baroda State. Archaeological survey of western India. Vol.\u00a09. Bombay: B. Quaritch.Caine, William Sproston (1891). Picturesque India: A Handbook for European Travellers. Routledge.Dobbie, Aline (2004). India: The Tiger’s Roar. Cambridgeshire: Melrose Press. ISBN\u00a0978-0-9548480-2-6.Gough, Ellen (11 October 2021). Making a Mantra: Tantric Ritual and Renunciation on the Jain Path to Liberation. New Studies in Religion. University of Chicago Press. ISBN\u00a09780226767062.Fl\u00fcgel, Peter, ed. (2006). Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues. Routledge. ISBN\u00a0978-1-134-23552-0.Hudson, Kenneth; Nicholls, Ann (1975). Directory of Museums. Springer. ISBN\u00a09781349014880.Kuchalambal, Abhitha (2016). Tales Told to the Tooth Goddess. Partridge Publishing. ISBN\u00a09781482819656.Keul, Istv\u00e1n (2017). Consecration Rituals in South Asia. Brill Publishers. ISBN\u00a0978-90-04-33718-3.Mitra, Swati (2009). Orchha, Travel Guide. Goodearth Publications. ISBN\u00a09788187780915.Mitra, Swati (2012). Temples of Madhya Pradesh (1\u00a0ed.). Goodearth Publications. ISBN\u00a09789380262499.Murray, John (1903). A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon: Including the Provinces of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras\u00a0; the Punjab, North-West Provinces, Rajputana, Central Provinces, Mysore, Etc.\u00a0; the Native States, Assam and Cashmere (4\u00a0ed.). John Murray (publishing house).Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998). Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence (2\u00a0ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN\u00a081-208-1534-3.Sangave, Vilas Adinath (2001), Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and Culture, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, ISBN\u00a0978-81-7154-839-2Shukla, U. N.; Kulshreshtha, Sharad Kumar (2019), Emerging Trends in Indian Tourism and Hospitality: Transformation and Innovation, Copal Publishing Group, ISBN\u00a09789383419760Arihant Experts (2019). Know Your State – Madhya Pradesh (2\u00a0ed.). Arihant Publications. 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