Oshwal Centre Jain Temple
| Oshwal Centre Jain Temple | |
|---|---|
 Oshwal centre Jain temple | |
  Location within the United Kingdom | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Sect | Śvetāmbara |
| Deity | Mahavira |
| Festival | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Location | |
| Location | Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°41′41.5″N 00°09′4″E / 51.694861°N 0.15111°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Māru-Gurjara |
| Temple | 3 |
The Jain Derasar (Temple), of the Śvetāmbara branch of Jainism, is located within the Oshwal Center in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. England. The Derasar was built by the Oshwal Association of the UK (OAUK). The association had purchased the estate in 1980 and the temple was consecrated in 2005.[1][2][3] It is considered to be the first traditional shikharbandhi Jain temple in Europe.[4] The temple's carved stonework was produced in sections in India and transported to the UK for assembly.[5] Julia Hegewald, an art historian, compares the Potters Bar temple with Oshwal temples in East Africa (Nairobi and Mombasa). All three temples employ the Māru-Gurjara architectural style of western India. The style has since become associated with Jain temple architecture in the diaspora.[6]
References
- ↑ Vekemans, Tine (2025-03-12). "Books of Becoming: Memory Writing and Memory Sharing on 20th-Century Oshwal Jain Migration". Religions. 16 (3). doi:10.3390/rel16030352. ISSN 2077-1444.
- ↑ Patani, Ashish (2016-02-14). "OAUK History". Oshwal Association of the U.K. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ admin (2013-06-14). "Cardinal Tauran visits the Jain Derasar at the Oshwal Centre, Hertfordshire". Catholic Bishops' Conference. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ ABPL. "HALARI VISA OSHWAL SETTLEMENT IN THE UK..." www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ ABPL. "HRH the Prince of Wales visits UK's largest Jain temple..." www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Hegewald, Julia (2015). "The International Jaina Style? Māru-Gurjara Temples Under the Solaṅkīs, throughout India and in the Diaspora". Ars Orientalis. 45 (20220203). doi:10.3998/ars.13441566.0045.005. ISSN 2328-1286.