Bada Digambar Jain Mandir Hastinapur

Bada Digambar Jain Mandir is a prominent Digambar Jain temple located in Hastinapur, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh. Dedicated to the 16th Jain Tirthankara Shri Shantinath, it stands in the ancient town revered as the birthplace of three Tirthankaras - Shantinath, Kunthunath and Aranath. The temple features traditional North Indian Jain architecture with a high shikhara, carved pillars and marble idols, and is a major pilgrimage centre within Hastinapur's cluster of Jain shrines.

Visitors can expect a large, peaceful temple complex with a white marble sanctum housing the principal idol of Tirthankara Shantinath, ornate pillared mandapa, high shikhara and open courtyard. The premises include prayer halls, smaller shrines and circumambulation paths. The environment is quiet and devotional, with pilgrims performing darshan and prayers. The complex is surrounded by other Jain temples and dharamshalas within Hastinapur town.