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The Jains through Time
Intricately carved ceiling of the Rang-Mandap in
Vimalvasahi Temple
Rang-Mandap ceiling in the Lunigvasahi Temple
capture on paper even a 'ghost of its glories', an important role in urging the temple or render in words even a 'whisper of its builders to even greater heights of artistic wonders'. Certain places become well achievement by rewarding the masons with known because of their connection with a gold and silver equal in weight to the stone particular deed, event or personality. In dust that fell as they shaved thin slivers off South Rajasthan's Sirohi district, the rising the stone to refine the work. As a result of peak of Mt. Abu has become world famous her marvellous insight the stone has come for its outstanding Jain temples. They attract alive and this temple has secured a peerless tourists from the four corners of the globe. place in the history of architecture. I hold
Anupama in high esteem and give credit to Another world-renowned expression of Jain her for these marvels of the art of stone art is the Lunigvasahi temple on Abu, built carving. Her generosity has brought acclaim by Vastupal and Tejpal in the thirteenth to the religion of Jainism and world century at a cost of millions of rupees. It recognition to Indian art. echoes the grandeur of the Vimalvasahi temple. Tejpal's astute wife Anupama played
> Rajputane Ke Jain Veer, Ayodhya Prasad, p.330
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| SR No. | 006591 |
| Book Title | Jains Through Time |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Shilapi Sadhvi |
| Publisher | Veerayatan |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 282 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 16 MB |