A derasar is a temple for followers of Jainism. Jain idols of Tirthankaras are worshipped there. Usually they are built from Marble stone. Some famous Jain temples are located in Palitana, Shankeshwar, Samet Shikhar, Vataman, Mumbai, Ahmedabad. Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ... Jain and Jaina redirect here. ... Palitana is a major pilgrimage centre for Jains. ... Vataman or Vataman Chowkdi is a small village in the western state of Gujarat in India located at a crossroads about an hour and a half from Ahmedabad or Amdavad airport on the road to Palitana. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... , Ahmedabad (Gujarati: , Hindi: अहमदाबाद ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of almost 51 lakhs (5. ...

Derasar is generally made up of the best and whitest available marble. Mainly all derasar are made up of marbles. There are two type of Derasar 1) Shikar-bandhi (One with the dome) and 2) Ghar derasar (Temple in a home where there is no dome) All shikar-bandhi derasar have many marble pillars which are carved beautifully with Demi god posture. The main part of derasar is called "Ghabaro" in which there is the stone carved God idle. One is not suppose to enter the Ghabaro with out taking bath and without wearing puja (worship) clothes and also one has to tie a cloth over the nose and mouth before entering the ghabaro or else they will be fired by the regular pleole coming to temple.

A derasar which is 100 years old is called a Tirth. A derasar is also called a tirth if it has a large facility for food and nightstay. A derasar holds the statues of 3 of the thirthankars: Parshwanath, Rishabdev and Mahavir. They are the chosen idols since Rishabdev is the founder of the religion, Parshwanath is the 23rd thirthankar, and Mahavir is the last thirthankar, who according to tradition had helped write all the scriptures such as the Agams.

There are some strict rules for entering in the derasar 1) Should wear washed clothes in which one has not gone for toilet or latrine after washing. 2) One should not be chewing any eatables (food, gum, mints, etc.), and no eatables should be stuck in the mouth. 3) If one takes some eatables insided derasar, such as chocolate or any food stuff, then one is not suppose to bring that eatbale outside derasar. It should be left inside the derasar only. 4) If any (Man or woman) is hurt and the wound is still bleeding then one should not enter the temple. 5) A lady who is in her Menstrual Cycle should also not enter derasar. A lady is not suppose to enter derasar even after 3 days of Menstrual Cycle.

The rule 5 the strictest among all. And should not be broken in any condition.