Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Kampil Temple - Kayamganj


The ancient town of Kampil, today almost a village, is situated in tehsil Kayamganj of district Farrukabad.

During the ancient times, the river ganges used to flow past this place. Kampil used to be the capital of the Panchal kingdom.

The town has been referred to and mentioned in the Puranas, Jatakas, Mahabharat and other ancient epics of India. This place of pilgrimage was the birth place of the 13th Tirthankar Lord Vimal Nath, and Mahasati Draupadi and Guru Dronacharya of the Mahabharata.

At the Svetambar Jain temple in Kampil, the idol of Lord Vimalnath stands in the main hall. The Digambar Jain temple, believed to be 1800 years old, also houses the idol of the 13th Tirthankara Lord Vimal Nath.

Other prominent places of tourist interest in Kampil include Raja Dhrupad's fort, Draupadhi Kund, Mughal ghat, Kapil Muni Ashram, Rameshwar temple and Medh Kund.
In the North-West part of Kampil City in the middle of population, there is an ancient
temple of V.S. 492 which is constructed on a 10 feet high platform, about 1500 years old. Bhagwan Vimalnath’s idol 2 feet high in cross legged seating posture is the principal deity of this temple, idol is supposed to be more then 2500 years old, magnificent & attractive, Black in color. It is said that this was recovered from river Ganga.
Other so many idols are also worth to be seen. The spire of temple is very high & vast.
Dropadi Kund
There is a hillock known as Aghatia Teela, it is said that Bhagwan Vimalnath achieved super natural knowledge (Kevalgyan) here. On digging this hillock, Dig. Jain Idols are found here. An old tattered pond is also here known as Dropadi Kund.
Shri Vimalnath Digamber Jain Teerth Kshetra Kampilji
Place – Kampil, Post – Kayamganj, Taluka – Kayamganj, Dist. – Farrukhabad (U.P.)
Phone 05690 – 271230 

kaimganj Village

Near By Villages of this Village with distance are Chilouli(.8 k.m.) ,Gird Kaim Ganj(1 k.m.) ,Subhan Pur(1.3 k.m.) ,Pitoura(1.3 k.m.) ,Hamirpur Khas(1.5 k.m.) ,. Nearest Towns are Kaimganj(0 k.m.) ,Shamsabad(9.7 k.m.) ,Nawabganj(13.8 k.m.) ,Mohamdabad(28.5 k.m.)




Villages in Kaimganj are:  

    * Maddu Pur

    * Magtai

    * Mahmadpur Dhani

    * Mahmadpur Kamraj

    * Mahmodpur Pattisafa

    * Mahmoodpur Sinaura

    * Mamapur

    * Mangalipur

    * Manikpur

    * Manjhana

    * Manjhola

    * Mantpura

    * Masoodpur Patti

    * Maursidabad

    * Medpur

    * Meerpur Kamruddin Nagar

    * Milik Sultan

    * Milikkurresh

    * Milikmajmulla

    * Mistini

    * Mohiuddinpur

    * Mudaul

    * Mujahidpur

    * Muraithi

    * Musepur

    * Muzaffar Patti

Kaimganj Railway Station

Kaimganj is connected to all the MAJOR CITIES of north India by roads and Railway network. Kaimganj Railway Station is Located in Uttar Pradesh, Farrukhabad, Kaimganj. It belongs to North Eastern Railway, Izzatnagar. this post is about  look up trains arriving and departing from KAIMGANJ.

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