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Ghantakarna Mahavira is one of the fifty-two viras (protector deities) of Jainism. He was a deity of the Jain tantrik tradition. There is a shrine dedicated to him at the Mahudi Jain Temple established by Buddhisagar Suri, a Jain saint, in nineteenth century. It is one of the popular Jain pilgrimage centres of India.
Ghantakarna is invoked for protection from variety of obstacles and difficulties such as epidemics diseases, fire, invasions, ghosts. He is also invoked for the protection from the opponents of Jainism.
Mahudi Jain temple is one of the popular Jain pilgrimage centres of India. Thousands of devotees visit it and offers Sukhdi (mixture of jaggery, wheat and ghee), a sweet there. After offering, it is consumed by devotees within the temple complex. His images are also found in other Jain temples in western India.
On Kali Chaudas, thousands of devotees visist the Mahudi temple to attend a religious ceremony, Havan.
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