SACRED TANKS IN JHARKHAND
KAMAL SAROBAR
Jalmandir at Kamal sarobar
Kamal Sarobar is
located at Pawapuri (101 km from Patna). Pawapuri is one of the most
important centres of Jain pilgrimage. It is said that Vardhamana
Mahavira, the last Jain Tirthankar, attained Nirvana here at Pawapuri
in 490 B.C. The legend goes that devotees were collecting ashes from
the funeral pyre of Mahavira; when there were no more ashes, they
began to collect the soil. In this way a pond was excavated, which,
in course of time, took the form of Kamal Sarobar.
In the middle of the tank a temple has been built of white marble by the Swetambara sect of the Jains . It is called the Jala Mandir. Innumerable birds of different species are found wading in the waters of the tank.The tank is full of lotuses, hence the name Kamal Sarobar
In the middle of the tank a temple has been built of white marble by the Swetambara sect of the Jains . It is called the Jala Mandir. Innumerable birds of different species are found wading in the waters of the tank.The tank is full of lotuses, hence the name Kamal Sarobar