BROKEN TEMPLESTHE SUBCONTINENT ATLAS
← Find this site on the map

Jain · India · SITE DOSSIER

Chintamani Parshvanath, Saraspur

A Jain temple was desecrated and converted under Aurangzeb; Shah Jahan later ordered restitution.

Saraspur, Ahmedabad · Gujarat

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Not established

As documented: 2026-09-28
LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

23.0297°, 72.6122° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

  1. Desecration · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    1645 AD

    Sharma’s study describes damage to sculpted figures and conversion of the temple into a mosque.

    eventSupported in consulted sources

    Sharma’s study describes damage to sculpted figures and conversion of the temple into a mosque.

    dateSupported in consulted sources

    1645

    actorSupported in consulted sources

    Aurangzeb

  2. Reuse · not-applicable causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    1648 AD

    Shah Jahan ordered restoration of the property to Shantidas; this order does not establish complete physical reconstruction.

    eventSupported in consulted sources

    Shah Jahan ordered restoration of the property to Shantidas; this order does not establish complete physical reconstruction.

    dateSupported in consulted sources

    1648

    actorSupported in consulted sources

    Shah Jahan

GUARDIANS OF INDIA’S HERITAGE

People behind the preservation

Explore these lives and contributions in the companion collection. Each story explains its evidence and limitations.

Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.

present conditionUnknown

Present physical condition has not been established in this review.

Source context

Explore the ruler and reference web ↗

Explore the complete captured Wikipedia bibliography ↗
References are discovery leads unless marked as consulted.

Have evidence to add? Suggest a correction ↗