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Dahigaon
Village
Dahigaon Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Dahigaon Dahigaon (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°59′15″N 72°53′45″E / 19.9873889°N 72.8958535°E / 19.9873889; 72.8958535
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Taluka	Dahanu
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	655
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	551674

Dahigaon is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.^[1] Dahigaon is famous for its Jain Temple.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Dahigaon has 179 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 37.59%.^[2]

Temple

Shri 1008 Mahavir Swami Digambar Jain Atisha Kshetra was built around 200 years ago by Jain muni Mahatisagarji. The mulnayak of this temple is a 5 feet black colored idol of Mahavir Swami in Padmasana posture. Idols of other tirthankars are also present here along with 18 feet idol of Bahubali in kayotsarga (Standing posture) and a 9 feet tall idol made of panch-dhatu (5 metal) dedicated to Rishabh dev.^[3]

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