History
There is a golden shaded panch-dhatu idol of Lord Mahavir, in Padmasan, a sitting position which is 12 ft tall and weighs about 5000 kg. A separate temple of Parshwanath Bhagwan called, Jal Mandir (Water Temple), lies behind the main temple , which is also made of panch-dhatu, with 8 ft tall and 3000 kg weight. Katraj Jain Temple contains 24 Tirthankaras idols. There are idols of Bhagwan Mahaveer, Bhagwan Parshwnath and goddess Padmavati. The main temple is surrounded by four small Jain god temples. All the walls on outer temples have some Jain scripts (stotra) written in Pali and Prakrit languages. Whole atmosphere is very calm & peaceful.
