Jain Temple in Jaisalmer

Location: In the Jaisalmer Fort
How to reach: Take a rickshaw or share an auto rickshaw
Attraction: Dilwara style paintings, Architecture
Timings: Early morning till 12 noon

Jain Temples situated in the Jaisalmer Fort are a must visit site in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. You will find these temples to be very old and high pilgrimage as well as archeological value attached to them. These are a group of Jain temples dating back 12th and 15th centuries and are dedicated to various Jain Tirthankars (Hermits). On the walls of the temples, you can find animal & human figures, carved in famous Dilwara style.

These temples are built in the Dilwara style that is famous all over the world for its architecture. The style got its name from the famous 'Dilwara Temples' situated on Mount Abu, a famous Hill station and pilgrimage destination in Rajasthan. The Jain temples in the Jaisalmer Fort are dedicated to Rikhabdevji and Shambhavdev Ji, the famous Jain hermits known as 'Tirthankars'. Like all other structures in Jaisalmer, these temples are craved of yellow sandstones. The beautifully carves decorations on the wall will give you divine peace. The Astapadhi Temples that are situated in the same complex are a must visit too.

The temple complex is open through out the morning till 12noon, for the visitors. So try to get up a bit early or you might miss this splendor. The campus also contain Gyan Bhandar library. Well if you are a student of comparative archeology or otherwise, the library will prove to be a good place to prowl as it contains some of the rare manuscripts available in India.

About Jain temples in Jaisalmer
The Jain temples in Jaisalmer are located within the Jaisalmer Fort premises. Its location also proves to be attractive to the tourists as most of the tourists get to visit both the attractions. These temples date back to the 12th century. The temples are dedicated to Rikhadev and Sambavnath, the 1st and the 3rd Jain tirthtankar. There are seven Jain temples in total. They are built and overlooked by the followers of the Swetambar Sect. Among these temples, the biggest one is the The Paraswanath Temple and is most attractive.
The architecture of the Jaisalmer Jain temples bears a lot resemblance with Dilwara temples. These Jain temples demonstrate the temple architecture that was predominant in the medieval era. One of the unique features of the temple is the vast chain of corridors. These corridors connect the temples. Another attraction of the temple that will surely attract your attention is the carved lotus symbols on the temple domes. It also has a number of stone sculptures and captions of on the temple walls.

The temples are very attractive to the tourists. There are a number of attractions inside the temple. They also have a number of attractive stone sculptures. There is also a library attached to one of the Jain temples. It is known as Gyan Bhandar. This library is a great attraction for tourists as they are a store house of past texts. The books of this library mainly describe the legends associated with the temples. A visit to this library will be further enriching if you can get a hand of those materials which describe a number of things associated with Mahavira.
Plan your tours to the Jain temples in Jaisalmer only from the morning hours till 12 noon as the temple remains open only during that time of the day. Visit to Jaisalmer as soon as possible by booking your tour to the temples as soon as possible. Your Jaisalmer tour would be incomplete without a visit to these temples as these temples are the prime Jaisalmer Tourist Attractions.

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