History
Munjpur is an ancient historical village of the 11th century. King Munj of Parmar dynasty established this city in V.S.1003. It is mentioned in “Som Soubhagya” that in the 15th century, Shresthi Munt of Mujing nagar got countless idols of Thirthankaras made of metal (paanch dhatu) and got them installed by the revered hands of Acharya Shri Somasundarsuriji. This Mujing nagar is today’s Munjpur. So, this temple is from the 15th century. At one time, there were 3 temples in Munjpur. Upto V.S.1667, there was a separate temple of Jotingada Parshvanath. But during the Muslim invasion, this temple was destroyed and the idol of Jotingada Parshvanath was installed in the temple of Shantinath Bhagwan. This temple of Shantinath Bhagwan is more than 400 years old. The idol of Jotingada Parshvanath is believed to be of the period of King Samprati. This idol of Jotingada Parshvanath is also known as “Munjpura Parshvanath” and “Jotinga Parshvanath”. A flag is hoisted on the 11th day of the bright half of the month of Migsar every year. The last renovation of the temple was done in V.S.2001.