title: Parashanatha temple, Arrah
text: # Parashanatha temple, Arrah
  
  Parashanatha Temple is a Jain temple dedicated to Parasnath in Masarh village near Arrah in Bihar.
  
  ## About temple
  
  It was built by Babu Shankar Lal of Arrah in 1819 CE, a Inscription in the temple reads that this temple is dedicated to a citizen of Aramnagar (perhaps the old name of Arrah There are statues of 8 prominent Jain figures are in the temple along with seven dated Jain inscriptions. A 600 old Jain inscription in the temple of Parshvanatha has mentioned this place as Mahāsāra.
  
  