page_title: Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh
section_title: Jain temple complex
hierarchical_section_title: Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh / Monuments / Jain temple complex
caption_attribution_description: parsva parsvanath parshvanatha parshva artwork in Jainism, culture and religious history of India Deogarh Lalitpur temple is at the border of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, near Gwalior and Jhansi, River Betwa The site has dozens of Jaina temples in Deogarh, and numerous sculptures and extensive relief works. The center image is of Suparshvanatha (7th tirthankara) five-headed serpent-hood. The other two icons are of Parshvanatha (23rd tirthankara) with seven-headed serpent-hood.
context_page_description: Deogarh is a village in Lalitpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the right bank of Betwa River and to the west of Lalitpur hills. It is known for Gupta monuments and for many ancient monuments of Hindu and Jain origins inside and outside the walls of the fort.
  The Gupta temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, popularly known as the Dashavatara Temple and dated to the 6th-century CE, is the earliest known Panchyatana temple in North India. The fort on the hill is dominated by a cluster of Jain temples on its eastern part, the oldest of these dating to the 8th or 9th century. Apart from Jain temples, the wall frescoes of Jain images of "iconographic and the stylistic variety", are special features of the fort. The three ghats, which provide approach to the Betwa river edge from the fort – the Nahar Ghat, the Rajghat and the ghat with the Siddh ki Ghufa – are also of archeological significance.
  The Deogarh monuments are protected by the Department of Archaeology of the Archaeological Survey of India, and managed through its Northern Circle Office located in Agra.
context_section_description: The fort temples are dominated by the Jain temples in the eastern part of the hill fort; the Jaina images here are mostly of the "iconographic and the stylistic variety".The Jain complex was built during 8th to the 17th century  and consist of 31 Jain temples housing around 2,000 sculptures which is largest such collection in world. The Jain temples have a large number of panels depicting scenes from Jain mythology, tirthankara images and votive tablets. The pillars are carved with a thousand Jain figures.
  All temples are categorized into two distinct periods: the early medieval period and the medieval period. During the Islamic iconoclastic depredations the temples were devastated; this was compounded by the growth of vegetation and neglect of maintenance. The Jain community is managing the temples since 1939 and have done some restoration work.
  The extravagance of the intricacies of the Jain sculptures are similar to that of nearby Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas of Bihar. Jain sculptures lie scattered on both sides of the path from the gate, on the walls of the fort. A notable pillar seen here is called the Manastambha. The complete image of each of the 24 tirthankaras depicting the emblem of a bird, flower or animal are seen here. Images of Yaksha and Yakshini are also part of such depictions. Thousands of sculptures are seen embedded in the walls surrounding the complex. The large number of idols lying scattered around the fort area is attributed to the fact that this was the sculptors' workshop.
  Worship at some of the Jain temples are still held regularly. The most famous of the Jain temples in the fort is the Shantinath temple, which was built before 862 AD. This temple committee oversees the protection of the monuments and work to improve the ambience of the entire place. It has been suggested however, that restoration works be carried out on more scientific terms, following guidelines set by UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
caption: Pārśva and Supārśva
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