Chamatkarji

Chamatkarji is an important Jain temple located near Ranthambore Fort in the city of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan.

Architecture

The temple complex is enclosed within a high parapet wall canopied by chhatris all round. The main shrine is structure situated in the centre of the complex. The ceiling of the temple is a domical structure with carvings of an inverted lotus. The temple entrance has foliated arch supported by pillars.^[1] The mulnayak of the temple is a white color idol of Rishabhanatha placed inside the garbhagriha of the temple.^[2] The temple features a pancharatha on the sikhara.^[3][4]

About temple

Chamatkarji dates back to the early medieval period. The temple is dedicated to Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara of Jainism. The temple name is derived from the fact that deity here is famous for performing miracles (chamatkar). A fair is organised here on Sharad Purnima.^[5]

See also

• Shri Mahaveer Ji temple
• Sanghiji

References

Citation

Sources

• Gupta, Savitri (1981). Rajasthan [district Gazetteers]: Sawai Madhopur. Rajasthan [district Gazetteers]. Vol. 23. The Gazette of India.
• Joshi, Jagat Pati; Deva, Krishna (2006). Inventory Of Monuments And Sites Of National Importance (PDF). Vol. 2 (1st ed.). Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India.
• ASI. "Alanpur Jain temple". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
• IGNCA. "Chamtkari Jain Mandir" (PDF). Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
• Rajasthan Government. "Chamatkar Ji Temple". Government of Rajasthan. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

External links

Media related to Chamatkarji Jain temple at Wikimedia Commons

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