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There is a beatiful pendal of Chaumukhiji, carved wooden pillars and a number of idols on the first floor. The doors of the temple are covered with sheets of german-silver with floral designs embossed on them.
Two pat paintings (6' x 6') are framed in glass and afixed on the northen wall. Both the pats are Panchtirtha pats and are in highly damged condition. The composition of these pats is remarkably different from that of the others. The pats are divided in different sections with each of them delineating one Tirth. They have been retouched by other artists at later stages and hence their original beauty is lost to us for the good.
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The temple of Neminath (Nani gali, Lala Thakor's Pole, Rander) The design of this temple follows the set tradition of the architecture of Jain temples. They look like an ordinary house from outside. None of them has a dome and all of them have a sanctum sanctorum, a ceremonial pendal and a cellar.
The wooden pillars of the rang mandap (8' x 8') of this temple are adorned with figures of gods and planets. The paintings are characterized by bold line work and use of a limited number of colours. The beams over the pillars are decorated with floral designs with large flowers. Four upper strips of the rang mandap depict the wedding procession of Neminath. Men riding horses and elephants, soldiers, musicians playing upon different instruments, palanquins, gods seated in their chariots and birds and animals are beautifully painted. One scene depicts Neminath who has come back from the entrance of the wedding pendal and is now seated in a temple. Jain monks are offering their prayers to him. The entire procession which is now moving forward with all its dignity and simplicity is delineated with delicate strokes of the brush. The artist has used very few colours here.
This ancient temple was demolished in December, 1993 with a view to building a new one in its place.
Jain Kashthapat Chitra : 35
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