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one access to the cell, they gave a fourfold image or a gathering of four different Tirthankars. It requires the shrine chamber with four doorways, which influenced extensively the layout of temples
3rd Century B.C-17th Century A.D
Janis exploited this necessity in the development of the outside and fit as a fiddle of vimana. They presented the colonnaded gathering of little shrines round the four sides of the courtyard in which the primary temple stands. The temple comprises of a Temple patio. Eight to twelve columns are masterminded as an octagonal set inside a square. The dome is upheld by these columns joined by section sort raking struts. The dome is based on even courses with progressively lessening square, laid diagonally to each other, with "Amalaka" or, then again ornamental "Kalasa" at the best. Another innovation was the development of flawlessly cut and fussed marble ceiling with focal pendants practically like light fixtures in their delicacy and elegance (Nyaya vijaya ji, 1998, p. 490)
Neminath Temple (Gujarat, 13th Century)
The well-known temple by the Jains is on the hills of Girnar, almost 915m above mean ocean level, close to the memorable city of Junagadh. The temple comprises of a courtyard of 58m x 40m and is encompassed by pillar. It houses containing more than seventy cells. The vimana is made out of a grouping of turrets around the central tower.
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