Shree Parshwa Padmavathe Shaktipeet Tirth Dham

Getting there

• By air

  Bengaluru International Airport is about 91 km from Krishnagiri town. Salem Airport is about 110 km from Krishnagiri town.

• By train

  Dharmapuri and Hosur are the nearest railway stations to the temple.

• By road

  The temple is about 5 hours by road from Chennai, and about 5 km from Krishnagiri city.

Why devotees come here

Shree Parshwa Padmavathe Shaktipeet Tirth Dham is a Jain temple in Sadhanpalli, about 5 km from Krishnagiri city in Tamil Nadu. It is described as the world's highest Jain temple, at 365 ft. Its structure is adorned with images of the Tirthankars.

The temple stands at Shree Parshwa Padmavti Nagar in Sadhanpalli, Sundampatti post, about 5 km from Krishnagiri city. It is listed as a tourist place in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. The Krishnagiri district administration describes it as the world's highest Jain temple, standing 365 ft tall. Images of the Tirthankars adorn the structure, and the site is known as a Shakti peeth, a place of Jain worship.

The deity is Parshwanath, the 23rd of the 24 Tirthankars. Of the 24, he is the one considered to be worshipped at this temple. The district page lists the temple under its full name, Shree Parshwa Padmavathe Shaktipeet Tirth Dham. The Tamil page calls Parshwanath a Jain monk and says he appears here in Shakti form.

Each year a flag-hoisting festival, called kodiyetram, is held here, and it draws many devotees from India and abroad.

Festivals

• Every yearKodiyetram flag-hoisting festival

  The Tamil page says many thousands of devotees come from India and abroad for the annual flag-hoisting.

Tips for your visit

• The district site has the same details on a Tamil page, if you prefer to read in Tamil.
• The district site lists the temple under Tourist Places, in its tourism section.

Questions people ask