 One of the most important Jain pilgrimage centres, Ranakpur is the site of temples in the quit and picturesque Aravali Hills. The temples here are more than 500 tears old but are in excellent states of preservation. The central temple is called Charmukha (four-faced), and is dedicated to Sri Adinath Bashabhdeo, the first Jain Tirthankara, whose quadruple image is housed in the sanctum .Covering over 40,000 sq.feet of place it has 29 halls and 1,444 pillars, each covered with intricate carvings and no two of them alike.
The temple is built on a high plinth and rises to two or three stories. It has four subsidiary shrines with a total of 80 domes supported by 420 columns. In front of the shrines dedicated to Jain deities-Neminathji and Parshawarnakthji.
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