[2] Raja Harsukh Rai, a treasurer in the Mughal Empire during the late Mughal period, constructed a large and ornate Jain temple in the Dharampura locality of Old Delhi in 1807 during the rule of Mughal Emperor Akbar II with a cost of about 8 Lakh rupees, then an enormous amount.

[3][4] He was able to obtain the royal permission to construct a shikhara for the temple for the first time during the Mughal rule.

During the festivities of temple consecration (Panch-kalyanak Pratishtha), the festive pandal was raided by a local group and the gold and silver objects (chhatra, chamar, utensils) were plundered.

The Naya Mandir book collection includes a rare illustrated manuscript of Maha-purana of Acharya Jinasena.

This manuscript dated to 1420 CE[6] is a rare surviving example of Jain (and Indian) art in early 15th century.