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Today there are some six million Jains worldwide, and they represent less than 2% of India's population. The Jain community in India is centred in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Many migrated to East Africa and from there to Britain, where the community is around 30,000.
The Jain temple at Potters Bar
Situated at Potters Bar, Northaw, Hertfordshire, the first Jain Svetambara temple (Derasar) in Europe was completed in August 2005 when the three main idols of the Tirthankaras were installed during the Pratishtha ceremony.
After the foundation stone was laid in September 1997, work commenced on building the temple which was constructed in accordance with ancient principles. Using 1300 tonnes of pink sandstone and 500 tonnes of Indian marble, individual pieces were carved in India and then assembled on site by Indian craftsmen, a process that took fifteen months and cost an estimated £4.5 million. The landscaped garden contains twenty-four small shrines (devkulikas) that house the twenty-four Tirthankaras.
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