Shri Shauripur Jain Shwetamber Tirth, Bateshwar, District - Agra (U.P.)

Shri Neminath Bhagwan, Shyam Varn, Padmasanasth. ( Shwetambar Jain Mandir ). Idol is about 75 cms in height. It is believed that there was 7 Shwetambar Temples present here but collapsed/vanished as a result of Kal-Prabhav (time-scale) (time-scale). The Shyamvarniy idol of Moolnayak ( Teerthadhiraj ) Bhagwan Shri Neminath, present in the Janma Kalyanak Mandir, is very attractive. It is believed that this idol is much chamatkarik. The footprint (Charanpaduka)of dada Kushalsuriji is present at Chyavan Kalyanak Mandir, Dadavadi and on the chabutara (the platform) of Shri Nathmalji Golechha. The idols of Bhagwan Shri Neminath, Bhagwan Shri Rishabhnath, and Bhagwan Shri Vimalnath & Bhagwan Shri Chandraprabhu present in the Aadi Mandir ( basement ) and Shankhdhwaj Jinalaya makes the Chitt ( mind ) of the pilgrims full of Bhav-bhakti. The idol was established in Vikram Samvat 1640 (Appx.).Present at the bank of holy river Yamuna, this teerth is the birthplace of 22nd Teerthankar of current Chouvisi, Bhagwan Shri Neminath. Being the birthplace of Bhagwan Neminath, it has much importance in Jain Dharm & its followers.