On the road from Jodhpur to Barmer, the Nakoda Parshvanath temple is situated in a valley surrounded by hills as high as 1,500 feet. Among the statues here, there is an image of the Jain saint (tirthankara) Parshvanath in black stone.

Beside this, there is another temple with high leading steps called the Shantinath temple.

Thousands of pilgrims and tourists come here with devotion and admire the brilliant work of architecture.

The temple of Pundarik Swami dates back to the 16th century while the Charbhuja temple and the Shiva temple had been 500-600 years ago.

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