Shri Vighnahar Parswanath Digambar Jain Mandir Atishay Kshetra, Ashta (Kasar)

The miraculous idol of principal deity Lord Parshvanath (1.5 feet high Padmasana) is present in main altar of sanctum of the temple.Idol does not have serpent hood over its head. Temple is situated in Ashta village. This place was known as ‘Ashta Kasar’ after Kasar Jains. There was a time when around 200-250 families of Kasar Jains lived here. This place is above 500 years ancient. It is believed that during Mughal period these idols were unsafe, the idol of principal deity Lord Parshvanath was moved to a safer place into a wooden box. The bullock cart carrying the idol suddenly stopped near Dustapur, 2.5 km away from Ashta and even after several efforts it did not moved forward. On that; night village Patil’s (Head of village) daughter-in-law dreamed that the idol wouldn’t go anywhere and it has to be brought back. She told about the dream to her family members in the morning. They all got happy and went to the place along with villagers. They worshiped the idol and brought it back with joy and devotion. A temple was constructed and the idol was installed with reverence.