In the record
The Jal Mandir at Pawapuri stands within a lotus pond in Nalanda district. The temple is dedicated to Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Jain Tirthankara.
Jain tradition identifies the site with Mahavira’s cremation, and his Charan Paduka is venerated here. The water setting and that religious association give the shrine its distinct place in the Pawapuri pilgrimage landscape.
Before you go
The cremation association is presented as Jain tradition; the guide’s ancient date and original-builder attribution are not treated as independently established chronology.
Coordinates and visitor entrances have not been established; no map pin or live access claim is inferred.
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