Udaipur Trip Overview
In Ranakpur, there is a beautiful sculptured Jain temple marked as one of the five holy places for the Jain community created in the 15th Century, during the reign of Rana Kumbha. The Jain Temples of Ranakpur are certainly creditable for their splendid architecture. This temple is wholly constructed in a light-colored marble and comprises a basement covering an area of 48,000 sq feet.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Udaipur, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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In Ranakpur, there is a beautiful sculptured Jain temple marked as one of the five holy places for the Jain community created in the 15th Century, during the reign of Rana Kumbha. The Jain Temples of Ranakpur are certainly creditable for their splendid architecture. This temple is wholly constructed in a light-colored marble and comprises a basement covering an area of 48,000 sq feet.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Udaipur, Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan
Pickup from your centrally located hotel in Udaipur at 10am and you will embark on a 2-hour drive to Ranakpur.
Arrive in Rankpur and visit the Jain Temples at Ranakpur, superbly preserved in a near-perfect condition for over 500 years. The most attractive features are the 29 halls of the temple, which have 1444 pillars of which no two are like. The temple is an eloquent testimony to India’s cultural heritage, her unique architecture and the vision and acumen of her past master artists.
The ambience of Ranakpur is mainly highlighted by the location and the almost divine architecture, giving the same hue as its counterpart – the great Dilwara Temple in Mt-Abu. This temple is the realization of the vision and endeavors of four great and devout seekers Acharya Somasundatsuri Dharanashah, the Minister to Kumbha Rana, Rana Kumbha, and Depaa, the architect who made the realization of the dream possible.
Overall, Ranakpur is known as “a tranquil town of pilgrimage.”
Lunch break will be a lunch provided at the Local AC Restaurant.
After Ranakpur, you will be driven back to Udaipur by 5pm approx where you will be dropped off at your hotel or the train station in Udaipur.
