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Shankheshwar
Shankheshwar is an important tirthas (place of pilgrimage)of Jainism. It is situated in the Patan district of Gujarat state of India.
According to Mughal history, the Shankheshwar village was a lease-grant by Emperor Shah Jahan to Shantidas, a former nagarsheth (equivalent to mayor) of Ahmedabad.
A fair is held here on the full moon days of the Hindu calendar months Chaitra, corresponding to March or April, and Kartik, corresponding to October or November, and the tenth day of the second half of Maghashirsha, corresponding to December or January. The temple ranks next only to those on Mount Shatrunjaya in Palitana, (Gujarat) in terms of importance to the Jaina.