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Once Nagarparkar area of #Tharpakar district of #Sindh province of Pakistan had a large population of Jain traders.There are many ruined Jain temples in Sindh.Godi Parshwanath Jain temple was built in 14th century.There is no idol of Jainism.
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@pruthvi87172164 Godi Jain temple is located 14 miles northwest of the Viravah Temple in #Nagarparkar area of #Sindh. The temple was built in 1375-1376 AD, in a Gujarati-style, and features 3 mandaps, with 52 Islamic-style domes. Frescoes at Godi Temple are oldest existing Jain frescoes in world.
@pruthvi87172164 An account of Godi Prashwanath Jain temple of #Nagarparkar construction is given in "Gaudi Parshvanath Stavan" written by Pritivimala in 1594 AD. According to it, a merchant 500 years ago named Manga Oswal from Nagarparkar had gone to Patan -Gujarat to purchase some items.
