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Ancient idols of JainTirthankara (made of bronze and stone) were found in archaeological expeditions inBadli,Bhiwani (Ranila,Charkhi Dadri, Badhara village),Dadri,Gurgaon (Ferozepur Jhirka),Hansi,Hisar (Agroha), Kasan, Nahad,Narnaul,Pehowa,Rewari, Rohad,Rohtak (Asthal Bohar) andSonepat inHaryana.[1][2]Agrawal Jain community traces its origins fromHisar.Guptisagar Dham Tirtha atGanaur is a religious tourist spot in Haryana. It is named after the Jain Acharya Guptisagar.[3]
Agroha region came under influence of Jainism during AcharyaBhadrabahu. Rohtak was an important Jain center as LordMahavira paid many visits to this district. Ancient Tirthankara idols and Jain temples were also found in the vicinity of Khokhra-kot, belonging toRajput-era.[4]
Hansi hoard is a hoard of 58 bronze images ofJainTirthankaras dating back to the 8th—-9th century excavated fromAsigarh Fort inHansi inHisar district.[5][6]
Jain population in Haryana as per Census 2001 was 57,167 (29,914 males and 27,253 females).[7]This count decrease to 52,613 (27,358 males and 25,255 females) in 2011 Census.[8]
Government of Haryana (BJP) banned meat for nine days in September 2015 during the Jain festival ofParyushana. This was done by issuing a circular to all the municipal bodies asking meat shop vendors not to sell meat or fish on 17, 18 and 27 September 2015.[12][13] MuniTarunsagar conducted his 2015chaturmas in Sector 16,Faridabad and made a world record during launch of his book,Kadve-Pravachans.