Hombuja (Sagar Taluk, Shimoga District, Karnataka) March 17, 2013: The Panchakalyana pratishta mahotsava of the newly constructed Trikuta Jain temple will be held from MAy 10-16, 2013. The Jain idols pratishta & mahamasthakabhisheka mahotsava will be conducted on the occasion. His Holiness Swasti Sri Devendrakeerthi Bhattarakha Swamiji, the pontiff of Hombuja Jain Math has informed this in a press release today.
21 feet high idol of Lord Parshwanath flanked by the idol of Lord Shanthinath on the right & Lord Bahubali (consecrated in 898 A.D.) on its left will be installed in the Trikuta Jain temple. Further idols of Goddess Padmavati & Dharanendra Yaksha will be installed in the temple. A 43 feet high manastambha will be installed in front of the temple.
He has further informed that various committees & teams are being constituted for smooth execution of the Panchakalyana. Further details of the event, religious rituals & cultural programmes will be disclosed very soon. – Jain Heritage Centres News Updates