I visited The Shri Digambar Jain Mandir Atishay Kshetra in Vahelna in 2014. Since I live in Muzaffarnagar, I felt obliged to share a tourist destination of my hometown with you.
All these pictures are clicked and edited by me.
Vahelna is a small village of Muzaffarnagar which is very well connected to the highway. This place is less known so you’ll find less crowd except on Sundays.
Vahelna is a small village of Muzaffarnagar which is very well connected to the highway. This place is less known so you’ll find less crowd except on Sundays.
Vahelna Jain Mandir
This is the main attraction of Vahelna. In the campus, you’ll find a beautiful statue of Lord Parshavnath inside the temple. Also, you’ll find a 31 feet tall statue of him out there in the open. Many paintings and sculptures are made on the walls and around depicting the scriptural tales.
31 feet long statue of Lord Parshavnath. |
Here you can go for a small boat ride in a small boat with your family. If not, you can sit on the beautiful benches and enjoy the scenery.
Two duck shaped motor boats at the pond in Vahelna. |
Benches Near the pond. |
There is a small garden called ‘Tirthankar Vatika’ where you’ll find 24 trees representing 24 Tirthankars of Jainism.
Gardens of Vahelna jain mandir. |
Hindu Temple
You can also visit the Hindu temple. All the Jain temple, a mosque and the Hindu temple share a common wall.
Vahelna Hindu Temple. |
Though you might not find it as glamorous as the jain temple, it’s still beautiful. A school is also opened nearby.
Ruins Of A Castle
Here, you can also find the ruins of an old Castle. It’s not a tourist spot but you can stand in front and it will act as your photo point. Since Muzaffarnagar was the biggest settlement of Sayyiads in India, this structure was also made by them. I just came across a video of a youtuber and he showed the insides. However, I didn’t find it safe to travel inside.
Ruins of a castle in vahelna. |
Note-
- The best time to visit Vahelna is either October or March.
- A grand fair is organised every year on 2nd of October. There you can buy many pomelos(chakotra) as well as star fruits(kamrak).
- On the same day, matrimonial matchmaking festival occurs.