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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| name = Hutheesing Jain Temple<br />
| native_name = {{ubl|{{native name|gu|હઠીસિંહનાં દેરાસર|italics=no}}|Hathisinh Ni wadi}} (Hatthiisinh deraasar)<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = Sheth Hutheesinh Temple.jpg<br />
| alt = Hutheesinh Temple with 52 devakulikas<br />
| caption = Hutheesinh Temple<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|23|2|27.92|N|72|35|22.6|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Ahmedabad, Gujarat]], India<br />
| deity = [[Dharmanatha]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Janma Kalyanak]]<br />
| temple_quantity = 1<br />
| established = 1848<br />
| creator = Premchand Salat<br />
| map_type = India Ahmedabad#India Gujarat<br />
}}<br />
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'''Hutheesing Temple''' ({{lang-gu|હઠીસિંહનાં દેરાસર}}) is the best known [[Jainism|Jain]] temple in [[Ahmedabad]] in [[Gujarat, India]]. It was constructed in 1848.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tourism|first=Gujarat|title=Hutheesing Jain Temple|url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=141&webpartid=941|access-date=8 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928111515/http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=141&webpartid=941|archive-date=28 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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The construction of the temple was initiated originally planned by [[Hutheesing family|Shet Hathisinh Kesarisinh]], a wealthy Ahmedabad trader who died at 49. The construction was supervised and completed by his wife Shethani Harkunvar. The total cost was approximately Rs. 8 lakh.,<ref name = "DNA">{{cite news| first=Yatin | last=Pandya |title=Hathisinh Jain temple: A creative realism|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_hutheesing-jain-temple-a-creative-realism_1600538 | newspaper=DNA (Daily News & Analysis)|access-date=3 January 2011|date=18 October 2011}}</ref>{{Sfn|Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad|1879|p=282}} then a major sum. The temple is dedicated to [[Dharmanatha|Lord Dharmanatha]], the fifteenth [[Tirthankar|Jain Tirthankar]].{{Sfn|2015|Varadarajan}}<br />
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[[Lockwood de Forest]] who was a business associate of Muggenbhai Hutheesing, the son of Sheth Hathisinh, estimated the cost as "over a million dollars".{{Sfn|Mayer|De Forest|2008|p=63}} The temple was built during a severe famine in Gujarat. Building the temple employed hundreds of skilled artisans which supported them for a period of two years.{{Sfn|2015|Varadarajan}}<br />
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The temple is managed by a [[Hutheesing family]] trust.<br />
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==Architecture ==<br />
[[File:Hutessing_Temple3_Ahmedabad.JPG|thumb|Kirti Stambh, Hutheesing Temple]]<br />
The temple architect was Premchand Salat.<ref name = "GTourism">{{cite web |url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=141&webpartid=941 |title=Hathisinh Jain Temple |publisher=Gujarat Tourism |date=22 September 2009 |access-date=3 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928111515/http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=141&webpartid=941 |archive-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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The main building is double-storied. The moolnayak is marble image of the 15th Tirthankara, Lord Dharamnath. The main temple houses 11 deities, six in basement and five in three bay sanctuary.{{Sfn|2015|Varadarajan}}<ref name = "DNA" /> The main shrine lies on the east and temple is covered with a big dome supported by twelve ornate pillars.<ref name = "GTourism"/> In addition there are 52 shrines (devakulikas), each adorned with an image of a [[Tirthankara]].<br />
The secondary shrines form a long gallery its three sides.<br />
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The front is exquisitely ornamented by a 'dome' shaped structure. There is exquisite mirror work in gateway with architectural elements of ''haveli'' style including, carved balustrades, overarching balconies, chabutras, jaalis, etc. are present. The temple has a unique [[Manastambha]] (or column of honour) inspired by the Jain Manastambha and the Kirtistambha at Chittore in Rajasthan. The Manasthambha is sixty story in height and enshrines an idol of [[Mahavira]].{{Sfn|2015|Varadarajan}}<br />
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The temple apart for its rich architectural is also known for [[rainwater harvesting]] structure.{{Sfn|2015|Varadarajan}}<br />
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==Photo gallery==<br />
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File:Huttising's Jain Temple, Camp Road, Ahmedabad (c. 1880).jpg|Temple circa 1880<br />
File:Hathee-Singh-Jain-Temple-Ahmedabad.jpg|Hutheesing Jain Derasar main entrance<br />
File:HutheesingJainTemple79.jpg|Front façade of the Derasar<br />
File:Hatheesing jain temple(Carvings).JPG|Carving at Hatheesing Jain Derasar<br />
File:Hatheesing jain temple(tomb 1).JPG|Tomb of Hatheesing Jain Derasar<br />
File:Huteesingh ni vadi.JPG|Famous Kirti Stambh of Hatheesing Jain Derasar<br />
File:Huteesingh vadi.JPG|Carving at Kirti Stambh<br />
File:Stone sculpter at Hathisingh Jain Mandir.jpg|Stone sculpture at Hutheesigh Jain Derasar<br />
File:Hutheesing Jain Temple's Premises View.jpg|Corridor<br />
File:Hutheesing Temple1 Ahmedabad.JPG|Kirti Stambh from temple<br />
File:Hutheesing Jain Temple, Large, 19th-century marble Jain temple with elaborate architecture featuring intricate carvings.jpg|Front view of Hutheesing Jain Derasar<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Hutheesing family]]<br />
* [[Jainism in Gujarat]]<br />
* [[List of Jain temples|Jain Tirths]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Citations ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
* {{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3354|year=1879|publisher=Government Central Press|ref={{SfnRef|Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad|1879}} }} <br />
* {{cite book|title=Lockwood de Forest: Furnishing the Gilded Age with a Passion for India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hx5tDzcwnqcC| first2= Lockwood | last2=De Forest | author-link2=Lockwood de Forest | first1=Roberta A. | last1=Mayer |year=2008|publisher=[[Associated University Presses]]|isbn=9780874139730 }} <br />
* {{Cite news| url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/hutheesing-mandir-is-a-charming-amalgam/article7429556.ece | title=Hutheeseing Mandir, a charming amalgam | first=J. | last=Varadarajan | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=2015 }}<br />
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