
Shikharji
Jain pilgrimage centre and hill forest in Jharkhand, India

Jain pilgrimage centre and hill forest in Jharkhand, India
Shikharji (Śikharjī), also known as Sammet or Sammed Shikharji, is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Jains, in Giridih district, Jharkhand. It is located on Parasnath hill, the highest mountain in the state of Jharkhand. It is the most important Jain Tirtha (pilgrimage site), for it is believed to be the place where twenty of the twenty-four Jain tirthankaras (supreme preachers of dharma) along with many other monks attained moksha. It is one of the seven principal pilgrimage destinations along with Girnar, Pawapuri, Champapuri, Dilwara, Palitana, and Ashtapad Kailash.
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