Jain Temple, Ranakpur Ranakpur
is located in the mountain ranges of Pali district, 23 kms away from the
Phalna railway station. Ranakpur is reached after passing lush green
valleys and streams and the heart capturing views drive away any fatigue
of the journey. The Ranakpur Jain temples were built during the region
of the liberal and gifted monarch Rana Kumbha in the 15th century. |

Ranakpur is located in the mountain ranges of Pali district, 23 kms away
from the Phalna railway station. Ranakpur is reached after passing lush
green valleys and streams and the heart capturing views drive away any
fatigue of the journey. The Ranakpur Jain temples were built during the
region of the liberal and gifted monarch Rana Kumbha in the 15th century.
The entire temple area is enclosed within a wall. The main
'Chamukha' temple is dedicated to the trithankara Rishabdeoji and a
four-faced image is enshrined in the inner sanctum, open on all four sides.
An enormous basement cover 48,000 sq. feet are. There are four
subsidiary shrines, twenty four pillared halls and eight domes supported by
over four hundred columns. The total number of columns is 1,444, all which
are intricetrly carved, no two being alike.
A corridor around the
shrine has niches for the tirthankara images and each niche has its spire or
shikhar. Little bells are festooned atop each shikar and their jingling in
the breeze creates celestial music.
A small shrine dedicated to
Prashvanath faces the main temple. It has a black image of the tirthankara
in the inner sanctum.
There are images of Adinath in the north
west, Parshvanath in the north east, Ajitnath in the south-east and Lord
Mahavir Swami in the south west. The artistically carved nymphs playing the
flute in various dance postures at a height of 45 feet are an engrossing
sight. In the assembly hall, there are two big bells weighing 108 kgs whose
sound enches in the entire complex.
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