Sammed Shikhar Jee Yatra

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Shikharji (Sikharji), Giridih district, Jharkhand, India, is located on Parasnath, the highest mountain of the Parasnath Range. It is a Jain Tirtha (pilgrimage site) believed to be the place where twenty of the twenty-four Jain tirthankaras along with many other monks attained Moksha
The pilgrimage to Shikharji is a round trip of 30 km through the Madhuban forest. The section from Gandharva Nala stream to the summit is the most sacred to Jains. The pilgrimage is made on foot or by a litter or doli carried by a doliwallah along a concrete paved track. Along the track are shrines to each of the twenty four tirthankaras and vendors of tea, coffee, water, fruits and snacks.
There is an option for parikrama of the entire Parasnath Hill, a pilgrimage of 54 kilometres (34 mi). The parikrama path is through the forest and is walking only
The temple at Shikharji is a new construction with some parts dating to the eighteenth century. However, the idol itself is very old. Sanskrit inscriptions at the foot of the image date to 1678. At the base of Shikharji is a temple to Bhomiyaji (Taleti). On the walls of the Jain temple at the village of Madhuban, there is a mural painting depicting all the temples on Parasnath Hill. Temples along the track include:
Ganadhara
Kunthunatha
Rishabhanan
Chandranatha
Naminatha
Aranatha
Mallinatha
Shreyanasanatha
Pushpadanta
Padmaprabha
Suvichran
Chandraprabha
Adinath
Anantanatha
Shitalanatha
Sambhavanatha
Vasupujya
Abhinandananatha
Ganadhara
Jal Mandir
Dharmanatha
Vardhaman
Varishen
Sumatinatha
Shantinatha
Mahavira
Suparshvanatha
Vimalanatha
Ajitanatha
Neminatha
Parshvanatha
Sammet Shikhar tirth is also known as the tirth raj of all the jain tirth. This sacred tirth was known by the names - Samet Giri, Samet Shikhari, Samadhi Giri, Samidi Giri etc. At present, it is known as Sammet Shikhar or Parshvanath hill. It is known as Sammet Shikhar for Swetambar and Sammed Shikhar for Digamber, it is not due the religious conflict between them, but due to the ancinet language used by each of them. Swetambar used Ardhmargi Prakrit and Digambar used Saursaini Prakrit.

Nearest railway station named "Parasnath Station" is situated in Isri bazar, Dumri Jharkhand. Its around 25 km from Madhuban. Parasnath station is situated on Delhi-Howrah Grand Chord via Kanpur, Allahbad, Mugalsarai, Gaya, Asansol. Many long distance have halt at Parasnath Station. Daily connectivities to Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Ajmer, Kolkata, Patna, Allahbad, Kanpur, Jammutavi, Amritsar, Kalka etc. are available. Even 12301-12302 Howrah Rajdhani Express via Gaya Junction has a halt on Parasnath station which run 6 days in a week.