Ranakpur is located in the mountain ranges
of Pali district, 23 kms away from the Phalna railway
station. Ranakpur is reached after passing lush green
valleys and streams and the heart capturing views drive
away any fatigue of the journey. The Ranakpur Jain Temple
were built during the reign of the liberal and gifted
monarch Rana Kumbha in the 15th century. An enormous basement
covers 48,000 sq. feet area. There are four subsidiary
shrines, twenty-four pillared halls and eligibly domes
supported by over four hundred columns. The total number
of columns is 1,444 all of which are intricately carved
no two being alike. The artistically carved nymphs playing
the flute in various dance postures at a height of 45
feet are an engrossing sight. In the assembly hall, there
are two big bells weighing 108 kgs whose sound echoes
in the entire complex.
Jain Temple Ranakpur
Ranakpur is located in the mountain ranges of Pali district,
23 kms away from the Phalna railway station. Ranakpur
is reached after passing lush green valleys and streams
and the heart capturing views drive away any fatigue of
the journey.
The Ranakpur Jain Temple were built during the reign of
the liberal and gifted monarch Rana Kumbha in the 15th
century. There are four subsidiary shrines, twenty-four
pillared halls and eligibly domes supported by over four
hundred columns. The total number of columns is 1,444
all of which are intricately carved no two being alike.
The artistically carved nymphs playing the flute in various
dance postures at a height of 45 feet are an engrossing
sight. In the assembly hall, there are two big bells weighing
108 kgs. Whose sound echoes in the entire complex.In the
heart of the remote and enchanting valley of the Aravali
mountain range, skirting the rivulet Maghai, stands, in
solemn grandeur, the Chaturmukh Jain Temple of Rishabhadev
or The Ranakpur Jain Temple. This three-storeyed marble
edifice, which is placed on a lofty plinth, is enveloped
in the solitude of the surrounding forest. This majestic
monument of devotional architecture seems bathed in celestial
bliss. Rajasthan is famous for its architectural monuments.
In the regular circuit map of the tourists feature the
renowned Jain temples at Mount Abu and Delwara. The Ranakpur
Temple is at a distance of about 96 kms from Udaipur.
It is probably the most complex and extensive of Jain
temples in India, covering 40,000 square feet (3600 mtrs).
There are buses and private taxis connecting Ranakpur
from Udaipur. The construction of the temple, which had
begun in 1446, Vikram Samvat, (roughly 600 years ago)
took more than fifty years, to complete. It is estimated
that about ninety-nine lakhs of rupees were spent on the
construction of the temple.
