Jain Temples of Rajasthan

Author(s): Sehdav Kumar
Publisher: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Art Abhinav Publications

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Gujarat in Western India have several magnificent Jain temples created with consummate skill and imagination.
The two temples, Vimalavasāhi and Lunavasāhi, at Dilwara in Mount Abu considered here, are amongst the most celebrated examples of Caulukya architecture that developed during the Caulukya dynasty that reigned from 950-1246 A.D. The history of Gujarat is greatly influenced by the Caulukya period which saw a great resurgence in temple building and the arts. Many of the temples built during this period have not survived, but those which have bear witness to a certain architectural and sculptural magnificence.
During this period, and in these regions, the general plan of the Jain temples was not much different from the Hindu shrines. Nevertheless, the iconographic treatment did differ to correspond to the mythological narrations, philosophical tenets and rituals of Jainism. The architects, masons and craftsmen all came from the same pool which worked on Hindu or Buddhist temples, and later on Muslim mosques, or other buildings in different regions of India.
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Samawar , Caluetal Hall for the Universal Sermon, Rajasthan, c. 1800. Opaque watercolour on peper.