Wonderful Indian Architecture

JAIN PALITANA 863 SHRINE'S ON MOUNT "SHATRUNJAYA"

BHARATAM ~ THE LAND OF DHARMA [ RIGHTEOUSNESS] NEVER ATTACKED ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY IN LAST 5000 YEARS !!!!
Lord Rishabhdev ji of the Holy 24 Tirthankara's , sanctified the hill where he delivered his first sermon. It was his grandson Pundarik, grandson of Rishabha who received salvation at Shatrunjay, hence the hill was originally known as "Pundarikgiri". Bharata, the father of Pundarik and half-brother of Bahubali, also came to Shatrunjaya many times; he is also credited with building a temple here.

They were destroyed by Turkish Muslims invaders in 1311 AD, when the saint Jinaprabhasuri, who was then 50 years old, presided over the temples. While the invaders still live in abject poverty due to the deficiency in their murderous philosophy !!

The Palitana temples of Jainism are located on Mount Shatrunjaya, by the city of Palitana, in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. The city of the same name, known previously as Padliptapur, has been nicknamed "City of Temples". Along with Sammet Shikhar, earlier in Bihar state, now of Jharkhand, the two sites are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places by the Jain community.

As the temple-city was built to be an abode for the divine, no one is allowed to stay overnight, including the priests. Every Jain believes that a visit to this group of temples is essential once in a life time to achieve nirvana or salvation.

The Jain's sacred site of Shatrunjay contains hundreds of Palitana temples. There are approximately 863 marble-carved temples on the hills. It is said that 23 Tirthankara (a human being who helps in achieving liberation and enlightenment), except Neminath (a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma), sanctified the hill temples by their visits.[1] The main temple is dedicated to the Rishabha, the first Tirthankara; it is the holiest shrine for the Svetambara Murtipujaka Jain sect who are worshipers of images of gods.

Very ornate column at Sas-Bahu Temple, Nagda(Rajasthan)

Sas-Bahu Temple is wonderful complex in little village, Nadga. This is a 10th century temple and dedicated to Lord Vishnu of Hindu religion. Great Kachwah King Mahapala was built this temple. The two main temples are situated very close to each other, hence the name Saas Bahu. The larger temple with a torana in front is called Saas while the smaller temple has octagonal ceilings (which is adorned with eight intricately carved female figures) and is called as Bahu. Both temple are constructed on a common platform. The temple is decorate with beautiful figures and Intricate designs. The wall of the temple is decorated with beautiful image and it has the beautiful Carved pillars in temple complex.

Aerial photograph of Sun Temple, Modhera(Gujarat)

It was constructed during the reign of King Bhimadeva I (1022-1063 A.D.). All the three elements i.e. the (1) Garbhagriha with ambulatory and attached octagonal gudhamandapa, (2) Detached sabha mandapa with a torana in front and (3) A large flagged tank are decorated with numerous miniature shrines, while the gudhamandapa is embellished with niched images of twelve adityas, the sabhamandapa is a diagonally arranged octagonal hall with a magnificent set of pillars carrying torana arches in alternate triangular and semi- circular designs.