Bhandasar Temple – A Beautiful Jain Temple in Bikaner, Rajasthan
Bhandasar Temple is a Jain temple in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The three-storey temple dedicated to Sumatinatha, the 5th tirthankara; is also called Bhanda Shah Jain temple. The white marble statue of Lord Sumatinath placed on top of a 2 feet high pavilion, is placed in the ground floor of the temple. It is famed for its beautiful wall paintings, yellow-stone carvings on walls and pillars of the sanctum sanctorum and exquisite art sculpture work. An architectural masterpiece, the temple currently protected by the Archaeological Survey of India or ASI, was constructed by a Jain merchant Bhanda Shah Jain in the 15th century.
The Magnificent Ranakpur Jain Temple, Rajasthan
Situated in the Aravalli Mountains in the state of Rajasthan, about 90 kilometers north of the city of Udaipur, the beautiful marble temple of Ranakpur is one of the five most important pilgrimage sites of the religion of Jainism. Ranakpur Jain Temple or Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara is a Śvētāmbara Jain temple at Ranakpur, Rajasthan dedicated […]
