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Ranakpur is tucked away in a remote valley in the Aravali
range. It is situated around 60 km north of Udaipur in Pali
district and boasts of one of the largest and most important
Jain Temples in the country. It is one of the five most important
pilgrimage sites of Jainism. It is home to an exceptionally
beautiful temple complex in the Aravali ranges and a must
visit for the tourists coming to this region.
The Ranakpur Jain Temple was built during the reign of the
liberal and gifted Rajput monarch Rana Kumbha in the 15th
century. The basement is of 48,000 sq. feet area that covers
the whole complex. There are four subsidiary shrines, twenty-four
pillared halls and domes supported by over four hundred columns.
The total number of columns is 1,444 all of which are intricately
carved with no two being alike. The artistically carved nymphs
playing the flute in various dance postures at a height of
45 feet are an interesting sight. In the assembly hall, there
are two big bells weighing 108 kg whose sound echoes in the
entire complex. The main temple is a Chaumukh or a four-faced
temple dedicated to Adinath.
The three other Jain temples in the same complex, including
a temple of the Sun God, are all well worth a visit. One kilometer
away from the temple complex is the temple of Amba Mata.
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