Kulpakji
modern era Jain temple in Kolanupaka village, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana, India
Kulpakji, also known as Kolanupaka Temple is a 2,000-year-old Śvetāmbara Jain temple in the village of Kolanupaka in Aler City, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana, India. The temple houses three deities: one each of Lord Rishabhanatha, Lord Neminatha, and Lord Mahavira. The image of Lord Mahavir, carved of a green stone has been historically famous as "Manikyaswami" and Jivantasvami. The temple is about 80 km from Hyderabad on the Hyderabad-Warangal Highway NH 163.
History
Kolanupaka Temple was established in the 9th century. Kalchuri ruler Shankaragana had donated 12 villages to support the temple. A number of Jain antiquities have been discovered in Kulpakji. A grant mentioning a gift to a basadi during the rile of Sankaragana (9th century) has been found at Akunur. Kolanupaka flourished as a Jain center during the Rashtrakutas period.
In Vividha Tirtha Kalpa (14th century) by Jinaprabhasuri, the sections Kulyapak Rishabhadeva Stuti and Kollapakamanikyadeva Tirthakalpa.
“Kulpakji” enters the record as modern era Jain temple in Kolanupaka village, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Kulpakji, modern and Jain can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6443202. Authority coordinates are 17.699, 79.037. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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