Ranakpur 90 Kms from Udaipur, in a quiet isolated
glen, is a remarkable complex of Jain temples of Ranakpur Built during
the reign of the liberal and gifted monarch Rana Kumbha, these temples,
though belonging to a late period, When the peak of the classical age
was already past, are a unique example of Jain ecclesiastical architecture.
The entire enclosure is encircled by a wall. One of the temples consist
of 29 halls and 426 pillars full of sculptural decoration. No two pillars
are alike here.
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 Temple were built during the reign of the liberal and gifted monarch
Rana Kumbha in the 15th century. An enormous basement covers 48,000
sq. feet area. There are four subsidiary shrines, twenty four pillared
halls and eligibly domes supported by over four hundred columns.
Images of 24 tirthankaras are carved on the ‘mandaps’ or
porticoes in a corridor around the shrine with each mandap having a
‘shikhar’ or spire adorned with little bells on the top.
The gentle breeze wafting through the corridors move the bells creating
celestial music all around the complex. Rising in three storeys, the
temple has four small shrines with 80 spires supported by 420 columns.
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