The temple of the sixteenth Jain Tirthankar Shri Shantinathji in Nakoda Jain Tirtha is the first temple in the inner part of Suraj Pol, the main entrance of the pilgrimage. Which is made of north facing modern white marble stone architecture. This temple was constructed by V.S. In 1518, Sanghapati Malashah of Sankhwal (Sankhalecha) gotra got it built on the heartfelt wish of his mother Kelhan Devi. Whose reputation is also V.S. In 1518 Jyeshtha Sudi 54, it was done by Shri Jinachandrasuriji, the pattadhar of Shri Jinbhadrasuriji, the founder of Jaisalmer Gyan Bhandar. It is told about the construction of Shri Shantinathji temple. That Kelhan Devi, the wife of Shresthi Kelhashah (he was the brother of Acharya Shri Kirtiratnasuriji) went with her neighboring women to visit the temple of Shri Parshvanath Prabhu of Nakoda. She was looking at the temple after paying obeisance to Lord Shri Parshvanath ritually. As soon as he saw the peak of the temple, his face started turning pale. The neighbor woman standing nearby saw it and asked - Sister! Why are you looking at the temple so closely? Is there something missing or flawed in the temple? Kelhan Devi said there is nothing like that. If the peak of the temple had been higher then the beauty of this temple would have been different. On this the neighboring woman said, if this is your feeling then why don't you build a temple with a high spire. Kalhandevi came home somewhat saddened by these words of her neighbor woman. Kelhan Devi, the wife of Shresthi Kelhashah, came home and sat down in a sad mood without telling anyone why. Seeing his mother sad, Sanghapati Malashah asked the reason for this and while discussing the conversation he had with the neighboring woman in the temple, she told about building a temple with a high peak in Nakoda Tirtha. Sanghapati Malashah agreed to fulfill his mother's wish. But they did not have the financial capacity to build a temple with a high spire. With a firm resolve in your mind to build a temple, you started penance for oil. Here his mother soon built a temple with a high peak and she also started penance with oil. Shri Bhairavdevji, the head of Nakoda, was pleased with the penance done by the mother and son to do auspicious work from their conscience and indicated to dig a certain place to build a temple. The land was dug up. After finding the Parasmani in it, Sanghapati Malashah built a temple with a high peak as per the wish of his mother Kelhan Devi. In which the idol of Lord Shantinath was installed in the original form. Since then, this temple came to be known as 'Malashah Temple' because it was the temple of Shri Shantinath and was built by Sanghapati Malashah. After the construction of Shri Shantinath ji's temple, on its consecration, Kelhan Devi, the mother of Sanghapati Malashah Sankhwal (Sankhalecha), made a golden tongue and presented it to her neighbor woman with respect and honour. This temple of Shri Shantinathji is V.S. From 1518 to V.S. Till 1910 and later, for some reason, a new statue of Shri Shantinathji was installed in place of the original statue of the same temple by Shri Jinakshmasuriji's pattadhar Shri Jinpadmasuriji on Thursday, 5th Magh Sudi, V.No. 1910. This temple is still maintaining its identity in the name of 'Shri Shantinathji's Temple' and 'Malashah Temple'. In this temple V.S. The articles of 1409, 1524, 1525, 1589, 1614, 1666, 1684, 1910, 2008, 2016 and 2046 are present at different places, waiting for various tasks to be completed. Among the other Jain temples built in Nakora Tirtha, the temple of Shri Shantinathji is the largest, huge and with the highest peak. Whose entrance is decorated with Kuderi sculpture on modern white marble stones. There, the pillars, ceiling etc. of the temple's Shringar Mandap, Navchaiki, Sabha Mandap etc. are a unique treasure of artefacts. The beauty of the carved sculptures and the structure of the arches have further enhanced the architectural beauty of the temple. In the original tomb of the temple, the statues of Shri Suparshvanathji and Shri Chandraprabhuji are installed on each side of the statue of Moolnayak Shri Shantinath Bhagwan. In one trigokh of Gundh Mandap of the temple, the statue of Shri Kirtiratnasuriji, Shri Jinadatsuriji and the feet of Shri Jinachandrasuri ji are enshrined and in the trigokha in front of them, the statue of Shri Rishabhdevji Shri Vasupujyaji and the feet of Shri Jinadatsuri ji are enshrined. Apart from the two Kausg statues of Lord Shri Neminath, many Jail statues are installed in the assembly hall of the temple. In the Vishal Saal built on the east side of the temple, the statues of Shri Shantinathji have been carved on the stones based on the life of Shri Shantinathji and in the Shaal built on the west side of the temple, pictures have been made in the form of idols based on the life of Shri Parshvanathji. There are also four Devkulikas on the four sides of this temple. In which the statues of Shri Rishabhdevji, Shri Neminathji, Shri Parshvanathji and Shri Mahavir Swami are installed along with Trigade. Whose reputation is V.S. 2016 Magh Shukla 14 Thursday and 2029 Magh Shukla 13 got it done by Acharya Shrimadvijay Himachal Surishwarji. Behind this temple of Shri Shatinath Prabhu, there is an independent temple of Shri Sidvachakra with modern craftsmanship built in the temple premises itself. In addition to the north facing entrance of the Nakoda complex, this temple of Shri Shantinathji can also be visited from the east side of the temple of Shri Parshvanathji, the origin of the pilgrimage. By the way, after having the first darshan in the temple of Lord Shantinath, there is a proper arrangement to go to the temple of Shri Parshvanathji situated towards the west in the same temple premises.
