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.
