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Ranakpur
The
Tranquil Pilgrimage
Town Of The Jains
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Ranakpur
known for its superbly
carved Jain temples.
Located 98 kms from
Udaipur, these were
built during the reign
of the liberal and gifted
monarch Rana Kumbha
in the 15th century.
The main 'Chaumukha
Temple" is dedicated
to tirthankara Rishabji
and a four faced image
is enshrined in the
inner sanctum, open
on all four side. The
temple has an enormous
basement covers 48,000
sq. feet area. There
are four subsidiary
shrines, twenty four
pillared hall and eighty
domes supported by over
four hundred columns.
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Ghanerao,
with its
red sandstone
havelis
and a
number
of old
temples,
baolis,
and marble
chattris,
is located
just 5
km beyond
the Kumbhalgarh
Sanctuary.
It was
founded
in 1606
by Gopal
Das Rathore
and demands
a certain
visit.
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Two temples dedicated
to the Jain saints
Parasnath and Neminath
have beautiful erotic
carvings very similar
to those, which have
made Khajuraho famous.
And truly worth visiting
is the much earlier
probably 6th century
Sun Temple close by,
which has polygonal
walls richly embellished
with warriors, horses,
and booted solar deities
driving splendid chariots.
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Temples
At Ranakpur |
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