page_title: Itkhori Block
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Itkhori Block / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: This is the Sahastrakoot Jinaya (1008 the Temple of Jain statues) which is now placed in another temple Bhadrakali in Itury (10th Tirthankar the birthplace of Lord Shitalnath). It is worshipped it by assuming the Sahasrara shivling.
context_page_description: Itkhori is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chatra subdivision of Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India.
context_section_description: Lord Buddha is said to have sat for meditation at Itkhori. There are various Buddhist relics at Itkhori dating from 200 BC to 1200 AD. The Bhadrakali temple was built in the 9th century AD. The remnants of the past reflect a superior quality of workmanship. 
  There are some links to the Jain Teerthankar, Sheetalnath.In 2012, the Archeological Survey of India has excavated an ancient Jain idol from beneath of the Bhadrakali temple compound.
caption: This is the Sahastrakoot Jinaya (1008 the Temple of Jain statues) at Bhadrakali in Itury (10th Tirthankar the birthplace of Shitalnath). It is worshipped by assuming the Sahasrara shivling
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