Ranakpur is one of the five most important pilgrimage sites of Jainism. It is an abode to the beautiful temple compound in the Aravali ranges. It is one of the frequently visited places in Rajasthan. It is situated around 60 km north of Udaipur in Pali.

Ranakpur is named after Rana Kumbha to whom a Jain businessman, approached to ask for the land for the temple construction. It is renowned for some splendidly carved Jain temples in amber stone. Located at a distance of around 60 km from Udaipur, these temples were constructed in the AD 1439.

The entire temple area is enclosed within a wall. The main 'Chamukha' temple is dedicated to the trithankara Rishabdeoji and a four-faced image is shrined on the inner wall of the temple, which is open on all four sides.

There are four shrines, twenty-four halls and eight domes backed by four hundred columns. The total number of columns is 1,444, which are intricately carved, and are unique.

A corridor around the shrine has the tirthankara images.
A small shrine dedicated to Prashvanath faces the main temple. It has a black image of the tirthankara in the inner chamber.

There are images of Adinath in the northwest, Parshvanath in the northeast, Ajitnath in the south-east and Lord Mahavir Swami in the south west. The artistically carved angels playing the flute in various dance postures is an absorbing sight. In the meeting hall, there are two big bells weighing 108 kg's whose sound echoes in the entire complex.

  Jain Temples of Ranakpur

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