Ranakpur‎ Jain Temple Jodhpur,rajasthan

Ranakpur Jain Temple,Jodhpur

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Ranakpur Jain Temple is spread over an area of ​​40,000 square feet. Great ruler Rana Kumbha of Mewar built this temple in the 15th century was the time. Rs 99 lakh was spent on its construction. Over 1400 looks from every corner pillars main holy site yet

Architecture of Ranakpur Jain Temple,Jodhpur

Its major feature hundreds of temple pillars. With more than 1,400 pillars Stand in any corner of the temple you will see clearly the main holy site. Also has beautiful carvings on the pillars. The carvings on every pole is all separated from each other. 650 year old trees are also present in the temple complex.

The temple is open in four directions

To enter this temple has four gates which open to the four winds. These all have been shaped by a very artistic manner. Tirthankar Adinath temple set up in four huge statues of the 72-meter high marble enhances the beauty of the sight. Chaturmukha their home, so this temple is also called the fourfold Jain temple.

29 spacious rooms in the temple

Chaumuk main temple dedicated to the first Jain Tirthankara, Adinath temple. 29 spacious rooms in this beautiful temple made ​​of marble. Made in the corridor near the temple carved pavilions are Tswaren of 24 Tirthankaras. All pavilions are peak and peak at the top of the bell. The sound of bells ringing in windy the whole temple. Centrally placed between the temple has two bells weighing 108 kg.

Basement beneath the Temple are made 76 small domed shrine in the temple, there are four large prayer hall and four major worship site. Temple built by the manufacturers of the art two-storey building. However, in the future, assuming a crisis has made many basement. The sculptures can be kept holy in these cellars. The basement of the temple vision introduces the construction of manufacturers.