Ranakpur

Ranakpur is a village located in Desuri tehsil near Sadri town in the Pali district of Rajasthan in western India. It is located between Jodhpur and Udaipur. 162 km from Jodhpur and 91 km from Udaipur, in a valley on the western side of the Aravalli Range. The Nearest Railway Station to reach Ranakpur is Falna 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.

Ranakpur
Rural
Ranakpur Jain temple
Ranakpur
Location in Rajasthan, India
Ranakpur
Ranakpur (India)
Coordinates: 25.135°N 73.447°E / 25.135; 73.447
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictPali district
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
306702
Telephone code02934
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-22

Ranakpur is widely known for its marble Jain temple, said to be the most spectacular of the Jain temples.[1] There is also a small Sun temple which is managed by the Udaipur royal family trust.

Jain temple
Main article: Ranakpur Jain temple

The renowned Jain temple at Ranakpur is dedicated to Tirthankara Adinatha.[2] 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 honors 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 who supported the construction of the temple.[3]

  • Worshipers leaving the temple at Ranakpur
  • The deity of Shri Parshwanathjee with 108 heads of snakes and numerous tails. One cannot find the end of the tails.
  • The ceiling at the entrance is decorated with akichaka, a bearded man with five bodies representing fire, water, heaven, earth, and air.
  • Jain Marble Temple main Shrine, Ranakpur.
  • Jain Sun Temple which is 300 meters to the side of the main marble temple, Ranakpur.
  • Depiction of JambuDweep जम्बुद्वीप
  • The iconic representation of Mt. Sahtrujava, where 863 Jain temples cluster near Palitana.
  • Suparshavanath Temple at Ranakpur

See also

Notes
  1. Ranakpur Temples, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Kumar, Sehdev (2001). A Thousand Petalled Lotus: Jain Temples of Rajasthan, p. 96. Abhinav. ISBN 81-7017-348-5.
  3. "Visit the Jain Temples of Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India". Retrieved 2 January 2015.

References
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