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A Jain temple, Derasar (Gujarati: દેરાસર) or Basadi (Kannada: ಬಸದಿ) is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. [1] Jain architecture is essentially restricted to temples and monasteries, and Jain buildings generally reflect the prevailing style of the place and time they were built.
The Jain temple is dedicated to Mahavira and belongs to Śvētāmbara sect of Jainism. The temple is considered a testimony of architecture Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty. [10] This a large temple [11] surrounded by enclosing wall consisting of garbhagriha, mandapa. The temple features a sanctum, a closed hall, an open porch and an ornate Torana ...
[6] [23] The architecture and stone carvings of the temple are based on the Ancient Mirpur Jain Temple at Mirpur in Rajasthan. [24] The temple is a grand white marble structure spread over 48,000 square feet (4,500 m 2) with 1444 marble pillars, twenty-nine halls, [25] [26] eighty domes and 426 columns. One pillar is incomplete and legend says ...
Navlakha Temple, Ghumli, Gujarat, 12th century Interior of Jain Luna Vasahi temple at Dilwara, Mount Abu, 1230 and later, with typical "flying arches".. Māru-Gurjarat architecture or Solaṅkī style, [1] is the style of West Indian temple architecture that originated in Gujarat and Rajasthan from the 11th to 13th centuries, under the Chaulukya dynasty (also called Solaṅkī dynasty). [2]
A Jain temple or Derasar is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. [11] Jain architecture is essentially restricted to temples and monasteries, and secular Jain buildings generally reflect the prevailing style of the place and time they were built. Derasar is a word used for a Jain temple in Gujarat and southern Rajasthan ...
The temple features ornate torana (arched gateway), and stone carvings of Kalpavriksha and kalputra. [13] [14] [15] Lodhurva Jain temple is considered one of the best example of Jain architecture in Rajasthan. [16] [17] According to William Guy, the temple walls are folded similar to an accordion and features exquisite screen carvings of jali ...
The Brahma Jinalaya, sometimes called as the Greater Jain Temple of Lakkundi, is an early 11th-century Neminatha temple in Lakkundi, Gadag District of Karnataka state, India. The temple is attributed to Attiyabbe (Danacintamani Attimbbe), the wife of the local governor Dandanayaka Nagadeva.
The quintessential Jain temple chandeliers (Jhar Battis) decorate the ceilings adding beauty to the top. The floor is intricately paved with marble and embellished with exquisite floral designs that provide a classy look to this colossal architecture. In the interior, the temple walls are adorned by paintings of the renowned painter Ganesh Muskare.