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Rajasthan is world famous for its Jain temples, these temples include Dilwara Jain Temple, Nakoda Jain Temple, Shri Mahavir Jain Temple etc. In today’s video, we will take you on a video tour of Ranakpur Jain Temple, one of the most famous and revered temples of Jainism.
Ranakpur Jain Temple, also known as Chaturmukh Dharana Vihar, is located on the banks of the Maghi River near Sadari town in Pali district, amidst the valleys of the Aravalli mountain range in Rajasthan. This temple is famous all over the world for its huge size, architecture and beauty. It is one of the five major temples of Jainism, dedicated to Jain Tirthankar Adinath ji. Surrounded by forests on all sides, this temple is also known for its natural beauty. You will be surprised to see the beautiful carvings and designs of this temple, you will not feel that you are standing in a temple, you will feel as if you are standing inside a palace.
The history of Ranakpur Jain temple is very ancient which takes us to the time of Mewar dynasty. Ranakpur Jain temple was built by four devotees named Acharya Shyamsundar ji, Dharanshah, Rana Kumbha and Depa. It is said that Dharanshah saw Nalinigulma Viman in a dream one night and inspired by this dream, he decided to build this temple. When Dharanshah asked Rana Kumbha for land for the construction of the temple, he happily agreed to give the land. Many big and experienced architects were called for the construction of the temple but Dharanshah did not like the plan of anyone, and finally he was satisfied with the plan of Deepak, a simple architect from Mundara. After which architect Deepak prepared the architecture of Ranakpur Jain temple. It took about 60 years to build the Ranakpur Jain temple. The construction of this wonderful temple lasted till 1458 AD. At that time, about 99 lakh rupees were spent in the construction of this temple.
Ranakpur Temple is spread over a very large area, which mainly includes Chaumukha Temple, Amba Mata Temple, Parshvanath Temple and Surya Temple etc. Chaumukha Temple dedicated to Adinath Tirthankar is the largest and most important temple here. This temple has 29 halls, 1444 pillars and 80 domes. Apart from this, the temple has 76 small dome-shaped holy places, four large prayer rooms and four large places of worship, which inspire man to attain salvation by getting freedom from the 84 yonis of life and death. The carvings of dancing apsaras inside the temple are worth seeing. Apart from this, four different entrances will be seen in the striking temple, which allow coming to the temple from all four directions, where devotees can take advantage of the darshan of the four-faced attractive marble idol of Lord Adinath in the sanctum sanctorum. On looking closely at the structure of the temple, it is known that its architecture and stone carvings match another ancient Mirpur Jain temple of Rajasthan.
The huge Ranakpur temple complex of 48,000 square feet includes a total of four attractive temples and basements with pillars and domes. The carvings of the pillars built in the temple are the same, apart from this, fine scrollwork and artwork in geometric patterns can be seen on the ceiling. Apart from this, the structure of Ranakpur temple includes many pavilions, beautiful turrets, prayer rooms built in the temple, two huge bells and attractive windows etc. The most unique feature of this temple is its color changing pillars, which change color from golden to light blue after every hour of the day.
You can visit Ranakpur Jain Temple any time of the year, the best time to visit Ranakpur Jain Temple, located in the lap of nature, is from July to September. There is a continuous flow of tourists here throughout the year, who visit the temple as well as enjoy the natural beauty here. Ranakpur Jain Temple is very attractive and surrounded by nature, making it a great place for photography as well. Ranakpur Jain Temple is open for devotees and tourists from 9 am to 5 pm.
Tourists can choose between flights, trains and buses to visit Ranakpur Jain Temple. The nearest airport to Ranakpur Jain Temple is Udaipur’s Maharana Pratap Airport or Dabok Airport at a distance of 108 km. The nearest railway station to Ranakpur Jain Temple is Falna Railway Station at a distance of 29 km and Udaipur Railway Station at a distance of 96 km. Ranakpur Jain Temple is well connected to nearby cities via road.
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