Shree Pavapuri Tirth Dham
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Shree Pavapuri Tirth Dham is situated at Sirohi district of Rajasthan. This campus is developed by K. P. Sanghvi Group and it comprises a Jain Tirth (Temple complex) and Jeev Raksha Kendra (Animal Welfare Center).
The Tirth derived its name after the Pavada Agriculture well that exists there.
Shri Kumarpalbhai V. Shah inspired Late Shri Hajarimalji Poonamchandji Sanghvi (Bafna) and Shri Babulalji Poonamchandji Sanghvi (Bafna), the founders of K. P. Sanghvi Group, to construct a Tirth Dham. They started construction and development of the campus on May 30, 1998, Saturday (Jeth Shukla 15, 2054 V. S.). The initial thought was to construct a small temple and a shelter for 100 cows only but by God’s grace and blessings the campus is now spread over more than 500 acres (2 km²) of land. The temple complex occupies 3101472 sq ft (288,136.2 m²). area and the Jeev Raksha Kendra (Animal Welfare Center) occupies 7196112 sq ft (668,540.7 m²). area to provide shelter to 5,500 stray cattle.
It took two and a half years to construct the temple with an average of 400 artisans working daily. The construction was completed on February 7, 2001, Wednesday (Magh Shukla 14, 2057 V. S.) and was finally opened for worship.
The Tirth derived its name after the Pavada Agriculture well that exists there.
Shri Kumarpalbhai V. Shah inspired Late Shri Hajarimalji Poonamchandji Sanghvi (Bafna) and Shri Babulalji Poonamchandji Sanghvi (Bafna), the founders of K. P. Sanghvi Group, to construct a Tirth Dham. They started construction and development of the campus on May 30, 1998, Saturday (Jeth Shukla 15, 2054 V. S.). The initial thought was to construct a small temple and a shelter for 100 cows only but by God’s grace and blessings the campus is now spread over more than 500 acres (2 km²) of land. The temple complex occupies 3101472 sq ft (288,136.2 m²). area and the Jeev Raksha Kendra (Animal Welfare Center) occupies 7196112 sq ft (668,540.7 m²). area to provide shelter to 5,500 stray cattle.
It took two and a half years to construct the temple with an average of 400 artisans working daily. The construction was completed on February 7, 2001, Wednesday (Magh Shukla 14, 2057 V. S.) and was finally opened for worship.