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Jain Temples, also known as derarsar, contain images of tirthankaras; either in seated meditation, or standing. A seated image or images is usually the focus of a temple interior. Jains make offerings to the images as part of their worship. For Jains, the gods and idols are not real in themselves, rather symbols of human attitudes, aspirations and fears, so that worship is really about one's own integration in oneself and with the world around. Purity, right living and service of others are hallmarks of their faith.
There are Jain Temples located around the United Kingdom, but there are none in Nottingham itself. The closest Jain Temple to the University of Nottingham is the Jain Centre in Leicester.
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