Bhandasar Jain Temple

Bhandasar Jain Temple or Banda Shah Jain temple, is located in Bikaner, Rajasthan. This temple is famous for wall painting and art work.[1] This temple is protected by Archaeological Survey of India.[2]

Bhandasar Jain Temple
सेठ भण्डासर जैन मंदिर
Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Sumatinatha
Festivals	Mahavir Jayanti
Location
Location	Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
Geographic coordinates	28°00′17.2″N 73°18′02.8″E
Architecture
Creator	Bhandasa Oswal
Date established	15th century
Temple(s)	1

History

This temple was constructed by Bhandasa Oswal in 15th century. The temple is dedicated to Sumatinatha, the 5th tirthankara.[3] According to legends 40,000 Kgs of ghee was used in the construction of this temple instead of water in mortar.[4]

Architecture

Bhandasar Jain Temple is a three-storey temple, famous for its beautiful leaf paintings, frescoes and ornamented mirror work. This temple was constructed using red sandstone with beautiful paintings and yellow-stone carvings on walls, pillars of the sanctum and mandapa.[4] On the walls there are illustrations depicting the lives of the 24 tirthankaras.[5] The temple consist of garbhagriha, antarala, mahamandapa, and ardhamandapa. The sanctum is pancharatha (five rathas) is covered by shikhara having karna-amalakas and amalakas at top.[3]

Gallery

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  Beautiful paintings on the wall
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  Main vedi of Bhandasar Jain Temple
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  Paintings in Bhandasar Jain Temple
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  Artistic Interior
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  Ceiling
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  Wall Painting
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  Pillar Interior
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  Interior
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  Hall

See also

• Jainism in Rajasthan

References

Citations

1. Das, p. 41.
2. "Alphabetical List of Monuments - Rajasthan". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
3. Pandya 2014, p. 4.
4. Clammer 2015, p. 435.
5. "BIKANER". Rajasthan tourism.

Sources

• Das, Joydip, Royal Rajasthan Pocket Travel Guide, Bluworlds Guides, retrieved July 22, 2017
• Pandya, Prashant H. (2014), Indian Philately Digest, Indian Philatelists' Forum, retrieved July 22, 2017
• Clammer, Paul (2015), Lonely Planet Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra, Lonely Planet, ISBN 9781743609804, retrieved July 22, 2017