Tirth Pat

Tirth Pat or Patta is a religious map and topographical rendering used in Śvētāmbara Jainism religion for representing places of pilgrimage (Tirtha).

Tirth Pat is not indicative of distances, elevation, topography and direction and is solely used for evocation of Jain pilgrimages (Tirthas).

It is believed in Jainism that mere viewing of a Tirth Pat earns merit for a devotee.

These places are Shatrunjaya and Girnar in Gujarat, Mount Abu in Rajasthan, Shikharji in Jharkhand and Ashtapada in Himalayas.

Every year (in October - November), Tirth Pat is hung in the vicinity of a Jain temple or at a prepared location for devotees to worship.