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About 250 Jain families live in Kochi. Their families came down from Kutch and Gujarat to trade, and stayed.
Place of worship · Mattancherry
Dharmanath Jain Temple
Thousands of pigeons descend for grain around 12:15 daily.
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More about Dharmanath Jain Temple
5 of 7- Did you knowDharmanath Jain Temple is run by the Cochin Swetamber Murtipujak Jain Sangh.
- Did you knowVisitors are admitted to Dharmanath Jain Temple from 11:00 to 12:30 each day.
- Did you knowThe main idol at Dharmanath Jain Temple is Dharmanatha, the 15th Tirthankara.
- Did you knowHirubai Jivraj Dhanji built the Dharmanath Jain Temple in 1904, in memory of her husband.
- Did you knowParyushan, an eight-day self-purification festival, is held at Dharmanath Jain Temple every year.