Ranakpur is a village located in
Desuri tehsil near
Sadri town in the
Pali district of
Rajasthan
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in western
India
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. It is located between
Jodhpur
Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Ki ...
and
Udaipur
Udaipur () (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic capit ...
. 162 km from Jodhpur and 91 km from Udaipur, in a valley on the western side of the
Aravalli Range
The Aravalli Range (also spelled ''Aravali'') is a mountain range in Northern-Western India, running approximately in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana, Rajasthan, and ending in Ahmedabad Gujarat. ...
. The Nearest Railway Station to reach Ranakpur is
Falna
Falna is a town and a tehsil in Pali District in Indian state of Rajasthan.
Demographics
India census, Falna had a population of 24,864. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Falna has an average literacy rate of 66%. Male l ...
and
Rani railway station. Ranakpur is one of the most famous places to visit in Pali, Rajasthan. Ranakpur is easily accessed by road from Udaipur.
Pali district in Rajasthan.Ranakpur is widely known for its marble Jain temple, said to be the most spectacular of the Jain temples.
[Ranakpur Temples, ] There is also a small Sun temple which is managed by the Udaipur royal family trust.
Jain temple
Pali district in Rajasthan. It was built in 15th century and has got some similarities with Hoysala architecture and not Nagara. There are over 1400 pillars
and are carved in great detail and are unique to each other
The renowned
Jain
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...
temple at Ranakpur is dedicated to
Tirthankara
In Jainism, a ''Tirthankara'' (Sanskrit: '; English: literally a 'ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the ''dharma'' (righteous path). The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a '' tirtha'', which is a fordable passag ...
Adinatha
Rishabhanatha, also ( sa, ऋषभदेव), Rishabhadeva, or Ikshvaku is the first (Supreme preacher) of Jainism and establisher of Ikshvaku dynasty. He was the first of twenty-four teachers in the present half-cycle of time in Jain ...
.
[Kumar, Sehdev (2001). ''A Thousand Petalled Lotus: Jain Temples of Rajasthan'', p. 96. Abhinav. .] Local legend has it that Dharma Shah, a local Jain businessperson, started construction of the temple in the 15th century following a divine vision. The temple honours Adinath, the first Tirthankar of the present half-cycle (avasarpiṇī) according to Jain cosmology. The town of Ranakpur and the temple are named after the provincial ruler monarch,
Rana Kumbha
Kumbhakarna Singh (r. 1433–1468 CE), popularly known as Maharana Kumbha, was the Maharana of Mewar kingdom in India. He belonged to the Sisodia clan of Rajputs. Rana Kumbha is known for his illustrious military career against various sultana ...
who supported the construction of the temple.
Picture gallery
Image:Worshippers leaving the temple in Ranakpur.jpg, Worshipers leaving the temple at Ranakpur
File:Ranakpur-Jain-Marble-Temple-wall-Frescoes-Apr-2004-02.JPG, The deity of Shri Parshwanathjee with 108 heads of snakes and numerous tails. One cannot find the end of the tails.
File:Ranakpur Jain-Tempel Ornament.jpg, The ceiling at the entrance is decorated with ''akichaka'', a bearded man with five bodies representing fire, water, heaven, earth, and air.
File:Ranakpur-Jain-Marble-Temple-main-Shrine-Apr-2004-00.JPG, Jain Marble Temple main Shrine, Ranakpur.
File:Pali-district-Ranakpur-Jain-Sun-Temple-Apr-2004-02.JPG, Sun Temple which is 300 meters to the side of the main marble temple, Ranakpur.
Image:Ranakpur-JambuDweep-Dec2014.jpg, Depiction of JambuDweep जम्बुद्वीप
File:Jain temple at Ranakpur in Aravalli range near Udaipur Rajasthan India Thirthankars.jpg, The iconic representation of Mt. Sahtrujava, where 863 Jain temples cluster near Palitana.
Ranakpur-Suparshavanath_Temple-20131012.jpg, Suparshavanath Temple at Ranakpur ii
See also
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Jain Temple
A Jain temple, Derasar (Gujarati: દેરાસર) or Basadi (Kannada: ಬಸದಿ) is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. Jain architecture is essentially restricted to temples and monasteries, and Jain buildings ge ...
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List of Jain temples
Jain temples and '' tirtha'' (pilgrimage sites) are present throughout the Indian subcontinent, many of which were built several hundred years ago. Many of these temples are classified according to Jain sects. Idols of ...
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Jain art
Jain art refers to religious works of art associated with Jainism. Even though Jainism has spread only in some parts of India, it has made a significant contribution to Indian art and architecture.
In general Jain art broadly follows the cont ...
Notes
References
*L. Clermont & T. Dix authored/photographed book, "Jainism and the temples of Mount Abu and Ranakpur".
History of Ranakpur TempleGodwar
External links
About the ranakpur temple
* ttp://www.newsgaze.com/2009/06/exploring-temple-of-ranakpur/Exploring Temple of Ranakpurbr>
{{Pali district
Villages in Pali district