Shikharji

Sammed Shikharji
Shikharji
Jain Temples at Shikarji
Religion
AffiliationJainism
DeityTirthankar
FestivalsParyushana
Location
LocationGiridih, Jharkhand, India
Shikharji
Shikharji
Location within Jharkhand
Shikharji
Shikharji
Shikharji (India)
Geographic coordinates23°57′40″N 86°8′13.5″E / 23.96111°N 86.137083°E / 23.96111; 86.137083
Elevation1,365 m (4,478 ft)

Shikharji (Śikharjī), also known as Sammed or Sammet Shikharji, is one of the Holiest pilgrimage sites for Jains, in Giridih district, Jharkhand. It is located on Parasnath hill, the highest mountain in the state of Jharkhand.[1] It is the most important Jain Tirtha (pilgrimage site), for it is the place where twenty of the twenty-four Jain tirthankaras (supreme preachers of Dharma) along with many other monks attained Moksha. It is one of the five principal pilgrimage destinations along with Girnar, Pawapuri, Champapuri, Dilwara, Palitana and Ashtapad Kailash.