Muchhal Mahavir Temple, Svetambara Jain temple in Ghanerao, India

Muchhal Mahavir Temple is a Jain sanctuary in Ghanerao featuring a curved architectural style with multiple turrets and intricately carved stone pillars throughout its design. Two large black elephant statues flank the entrance, serving as guardian figures for the sacred space.

Muchhal Mahavir Temple is one of the five sites of the Gorwad Panch Tirth, together with Ranakpur, Narlai, Nadol and Varkana. Jain tradition links its name and its moustached idol to a visit by Rana Raj Singh I of Mewar, who noticed a white hair while applying saffron to the image. The temple is built in Nagara architecture, with a curvilinear superstructure, carved pillars and a torana at the entrance.

The temple's name comes from the moustache (muchh) shown on the Mahavir idol after Rana Raj Singh I questioned a white hair found in the saffron offering. A fair is held here every year on the thirteenth day of Chaitra, and the temple is one of the five sites of the Gorwad Panch Tirth with Ranakpur, Narlai, Nadol and Varkana.

The temple is situated near Ghanerao village and provides lodging and food through facilities available on site for visiting pilgrims. Visitors should prepare for traditional customs and wear respectful clothing when entering the sacred spaces.

The name Muchhala Mahavir, "the Mahavir with a moustache", comes from a legend about Rana Raj Singh I of Mewar. He saw a white hair on the idol while applying saffron; the priest said it came from Mahavira's moustache. After three days of fasting, the protecting deity showed the moustache, and when the Rana pulled it out, milk oozed from the spot.