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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Śvetāmbara Jain temple in Rajasthan, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| name = Bhandasar Jain Temple<br />
| native_name = सेठ भण्डासर जैन मंदिर<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = File:Bhandasar Jain temple exterior - 1.jpg<br />
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| caption = Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple<br />
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| map_caption = Location within Rajasthan<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28|00|17.2|N|73|18|02.8|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| location = [[Bikaner]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]<br />
| deity = [[Sumatinatha]]<br />
| sect = [[Śvetāmbara]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| temple_quantity = 1<br />
| creator = Bhanda Shah Oswal<br />
| established = 12th century<br />
| website = <br />
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'''Bhandasar Jain Temple''' or '''Bhanda Shah Jain temple''', is a [[Śvetāmbara]] [[Jain]] [[Jain temple|temple]] located in [[Bikaner]], [[Rajasthan]]. The temple is famous for wall painting and art work.{{sfn|Joshi|Deva|2007|p=68}}{{Sfn|Das|p=41}} This temple is protected by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_rajasthan.asp|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]|access-date=29 July 2017|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments - Rajasthan}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
This temple was constructed by Bhandasa Oswal in the 12th century. The temple is dedicated to [[Sumatinatha]], the 5th [[tirthankara]].{{Sfn|Pandya|2014|p=4}}{{Sfn|ASI|Bhandasr Jain temple}} According to legends, 40,000 kg of ghee instead of water was used in preparing the mortar for the construction of this temple.{{Sfn|Clammer|2015|p=435}}<br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
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Bhandasar Jain Temple is a three-storied temple, famous for its beautiful leaf paintings, frescoes and ornamented mirror work. This temple was constructed using red sandstone with beautiful paintings and yellow-stone carvings on walls, pillars of the sanctum and [[mandapa|rangmandapa]].{{Sfn|Clammer|2015|p=435}} On the walls there are illustrations depicting the lives of the 24 [[tirthankara]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tourism.rajasthan.gov.in/bikaner|title=BIKANER|publisher=Rajasthan tourism}}</ref> The temple consist of ''[[garbhagriha]]'', ''[[antarala]]'', ''[[Mandapa|mahamandapa]]'', and ''[[ardhamandapa]]''. The sanctum is [[pancharatha]] (''five [[Ratha (architecture)|rathas]]'') is covered by [[shikhara]] having karna-[[amalaka]]s and amalakas at top.{{sfn|Joshi|Deva|2007|p=68}}{{Sfn|Pandya|2014|p=4}}<br />
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== Conservation ==<br />
The temple has undergone renovations and is under protection by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].{{Sfn|ASI|Bhandasr Jain temple}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery widths="300" heights="300"><br />
File:Inde Bikaner Bhanda Shaha Jain Temple Interieur - panoramio.jpg|Beautiful paintings on the wall<br />
File:Bhandasar Jain Temple.jpg|Main vedi of Bhandasar Jain Temple<br />
File:Sculptures around the sactum of Bhandasar Jain temple - 2.jpg|Paintings in Bhandasar Jain Temple<br />
File:Inde Bikaner Bhanda Shaha Jain Temple Interieur - panoramio (1).jpg|Artistic Interior<br />
File:Ceiling of Bhandasar Temple - 6.jpg|Ceiling<br />
File:Wall of Bhandasar Temple - 2.jpg|Wall Painting<br />
File:Bhandasar Jain temple pillared interior - 2.jpg|Pillar Interior<br />
File:Bhandasar Jain Temple Bikaner DSC 1081.JPG 2.jpg|Interior<br />
File:Bhandasar Jain Temple Bikaner DSC 1089.jpg|Hall<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Jainism in Rajasthan]]<br />
* [[Dilwara Temples]]<br />
* [[Ranakpur Jain temple]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Citations ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
* {{cite book | last1=Joshi | first1=Jagat Pati | author-link1=J. P. Joshi | last2=Deva | first2=Krishna | title=Inventory Of Monuments And Sites Of National Importance | volume=2 | edition=1st | url=https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/88329.pdf | publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] | location=Delhi | year=2007 }} <br />
* {{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m7XSCQAAQBAJ|title=Royal Rajasthan Pocket Travel Guide|first=Joydip|last=Das|publisher=Bluworlds Guides|access-date=22 July 2017}}<br />
* {{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6a7dBAAAQBAJ|title=Indian Philately Digest|first=Prashant H.|last=Pandya|publisher=Indian Philatelists' Forum|date=2014|access-date=22 July 2017}}<br />
* {{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fxPDCgAAQBAJ|title=Lonely Planet Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra|first=Paul|last=Clammer|publisher=[[Lonely Planet]]|date=2015|isbn=9781743609804|access-date=22 July 2017}}<br />
* {{cite web | url=http://asijaipurcircle.nic.in/Bhandasar%20jain%20temple.html | title=BHANDASAR JAIN TEMPLE | access-date=5 October 2020 | publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] | ref={{SfnRef|ASI|Bhandasr Jain temple}} }}<br />
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