Ranakpur Jain Temple

Ranakpur Jain Temple was built during the reign of the great leader Rana Kumbha of Mewar in the 15th century. There are four subsidiary holy places, twenty-nine halls with pillars and domes supported by more than four hundred columns. The total number of columns in the temple is 1444 which are complexly carved and in such a way that none of the two pillars are same. Artistically carved nymphs playing the flute in various dance positions at a height of 45 feet is an interesting sight. There are two large bells in the assembly hall. The sound of these bells, weighing 108 kg, echoes in the entire complex. The main temple is a Chaumukh (facing four directions), dedicated to Lord Adinath.

The main temple or Chaumukha temple (four faces) is dedicated to first tirthankara Adinath. Surrounded by the dense forests of the Aravali, this is one of the largest Jain temples in India. Built in the 15th century, detailed and intricate carvings on marble resemble lace work rather than stone carving. The temple was built by a rich merchant Dhanra Shah. It is shaped like a Nalinigulm Vimana (the heavenly plane) that Dharna Shah had seen in his dream. Designed by Deepa Shilpi, it took 65 years (1367-1432) to erect and this Jain Temple of Ranakpur is the largest and most complex in India. It also boasts of being one of the five most important holy places of the Jains.

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