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The exceptionally beautiful Ranakpur
complex, 60 kms north of Udaipur, is one of the largest and most
important Jain temple in India. The main temple is the ' Chaumukha
Temple or Four-Faced Temple, dedicated to Adinath. Built in 1439,
this huge, superbly crafted and well-kept marble temple has 29 halls
suppotred by 1444 pillars, no two alike. Within the complex are two
other jain temples to ' Neminath ' and ' Parasnath ' and, a littel
distance away, a ' Sun Temple One kilometre from the main complex is
the ' Amba Mata Temple . |