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Ranakpur Temple

Ranakpur Temple

Ranakpur Temple

Ranakpur Jain temple or Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara is a Svetambara Jain temple at Ranakpur dedicated to Tirthankara Rishabhanatha.

The temple has a garbhagriha in which the main Chaumukha Adinatha idol is placed. The four openings of the sanctum lead to rangamandapa-the Dancing hall, which is connected to a two-storeyed mandapa, which is again connected to another two-storeyed mandapa called Balana and nalimandapa.

Chaturmukha temple is a 15th-century temple dedicated to Adinatha built using white marble in the midst of a forest. The temple name is credited to its design of chaumukha— with four faces.

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