Shree Pavapuri Tirth Dham

This article is about the Tirtha replica of the original

Pawapuri in Bihar. For the enlightenment place of
Mahavira, see Pawapuri.

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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).

Campus

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 the campus is now spread over
more than 500 acres (2.0 km2 ) of land. The temple complex occupies 3,101,472 sq ft (288,136.2 m2 ) area and
the Jeev Raksha Kendra (Animal Welfare Center) occupies 7,196,112 sq ft (668,540.7 m2 ).
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 nally opened for worship.

Animal Welfare Center

The campus has an Animal Welfare Center that tends

to stray cows, bualoes, dogs and donkeys. Founded in
1998, the goshala covers over 7,000,000 sq ft (650,000
m2 ) of area and houses more than 5000 stray cattle. To
take care of the animals, the Center also employs over
150 people and a few veterinary doctors.[1]

References

[1] Jain, Pankaj (2011). Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability. Ashgate Publish-

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