Chaumukha Jain Temple in Ranakpur
 *This
15th century temple also called Adishwar Temple, built by Sheth
Dhanna, is the largest and most complex Jain temple in India.
*This four-faced temple is designed in form of a Nalinigulm
Vimana(heavenly aircraft), with three storeys along with several
pavilions accomodated on the temple base itself.
*The temple has 29 halls, 80 domes & pavilions include 1,444
pillars - each of them intricately carved.
*The carved 'mandapa' or porticoes around the shrine have a 'shikhar'
or spire adorned with little bells on the top.
*The inner sanctum is enshrined with a four faced white marble image
of Lord Adinath or Rishabhdev, surrounded by several other smaller
shrines and domes.
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