Champapur Digambar Jain Siddha Kshetra

Champapur Digambar Jain Siddha Kshetra is a major Jain pilgrimage complex located in Champapur village near Nathnagar in Bhagalpur district, Bihar. Revered as the birthplace of Vasupujya, the 12th Jain Tirthankara, it is classified as a Siddha Kshetra where all five auspicious events of his life are believed to have occurred. The complex features a principal temple with a large idol of Vasupujya, smaller shrines, and pilgrim facilities.

Visitors can expect a large, well-maintained Jain temple complex centered on the main shrine dedicated to Vasupujya with a tall standing idol, marble architecture, and smaller temples and charan padukas. The premises include open courtyards, prayer halls, and pilgrim accommodation blocks set in a quiet village environment near Nathnagar. Visitors can walk through the temple halls, view religious iconography, and use dharamshala and bhojanalaya facilities within the campus.

Champapur is identified with ancient Champapuri, the capital of the Anga Kingdom. Jain tradition holds it as the birthplace of Vasupujya, the 12th Tirthankara, where all five Kalyanaks - Garbha, Janma, Diksha, Kevala Jnana and Moksha - are believed to have taken place, hence its status as a Siddha Kshetra. The site has long been a centre of Jain worship with historic idols and charan padukas preserved in the complex.

One of the most revered Siddha Kshetras for Digambar Jains, Champapur is a major pilgrimage destination where devotees commemorate the life events of Vasupujya. It hosts significant religious gatherings during Panch Kalyanak Mahotsav, Vasupujya Jayanti and other Jain festivals, and serves as a centre for Jain religious education and community activities.