Mahaveer Swami-Jain Idol

The beautiful brass figure of Bhagawan Mahaveer is given a splendid treatment. Plain but beautiful, the figure reveals a deep sense of austerity and simplicity. Some nice carvings mark the otherwise simple and plain brass figure. His elongated ears, sharp nose, even toes are given a minute and detail touch.Bhagwan Mahavir's teachings epitomize quintessence of the culture of compassion, non-violence, equanimity and understanding the viewpoint of others.Born in a Kshatriya family in B.C. 599 at Kundagram in the Republic of Vaishali (present Basadh in Muzzafarpur District of Bihar), his father Siddharth, a Kashyap Gotri, was a Kshatriya chief.Vardhman, his original name, gave up the lap of royal luxury in search of the truth. He had a strong urge of renunciation of worldly attachments. On November 11, B.C. 570 at the age of 30, he left the palace and after stringent penance att the age of 42, he attained all knowledge-infinite knowledge (Ananta-Jnana), "knowledge free from Karmic interfer