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Jain Temples and Merchant Philanthropy in Ahmedabad

Jain Temples and Merchant Philanthropy in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad · India

3 stops
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Walk between three Jain religious buildings, including two places of worship identified as derasars and a temple. At each pause, look for how the names and types of these buildings connect devotion with the communal support associated with Jain merchant life. This focused route offers a compact way to consider philanthropy not as an abstract idea, but through the religious spaces it helps sustain.

The walk

  1. Jain Merchant Shwetambar Jain Derasar

    A Shwetambar Jain place of worship in Ahmedabad, India.

  2. Mahimaprabh Jain Shwetambar Derasar-Upashray

    Mahimaprabh Jain Shwetambar Derasar-Upashray, a place of worship in Ahmedabad

  3. Dharnidhar Derasar

    Dharnidhar Derasar

    Jain temple and place of worship in Ahmedabad, India.

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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