https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kanch_MandirKanch Mandir - Revision history2026-07-31T10:41:13ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Kanch_Mandir&diff=126061&oldid=prev>MPGuy2824 at 04:35, 15 January 20212021-01-15T04:35:45Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}<br />
{{use Indian English|date=February 2016}}<br />
{{Infobox religious building<br />
| native_name = {{ubl<br />
|{{native name|hi|काँच मंदिर|italics=no}}<br />
|Temple of Glass, Kanch Ka Mandir<br />
}}<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = Kanch Mandir, Indore.jpg<br />
| caption = Kanch Mandir<br />
| map_type = India Madhya Pradesh<br />
| map_alt = Kanch Mandir<br />
| map_caption = Location within Madhya Pradesh<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.747|75.869|display=title,inline}}<br />
| location = Indore, [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| temple_quantity = 1<br />
| established = 1903<br />
| creator = [[Seth Hukumchand]]<br />
| deity = [[Shantinatha]]<br />
}}<br />
{{Jainism}}<br />
<br />
'''Kanch Ka Mandir''' ({{lang-hi|काँच मंदिर}}), literally Temple of Glass, is a famous Jain temple in [[Indore]], built by Sir [[Seth Hukumchand]] Jain. The construction began sometime around 1903.<br />
<br />
There are quite a few other temples in India known as Kanch Ka Mandir, many of which are Jain temples. These include<br />
* Kanch Ka Mandir at Kanpur<ref>Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hamirpur Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, 1959</ref><br />
* Kanch Ka Mandir at Champanery<br />
* Kanch Ka Mandir at Mahaveerji <br />
* Kanch Ka Mandir at Chamatkarji<br />
* Kanch Ka Mandir at Shivpuri<br />
* Kanch Ka Mandir at Vrindavan<br />
<br />
==Kanch Ka Mandir of Seth Hukumchand Jain==<br />
Sir Seth [[Seth Hukumchand]] Jain was a prominent trader and one of India's industrial pioneer. He built a mansion at Itwaria Bazar<ref>Kanch Mandir http://wikimapia.org/148432/Kanch-Mandir</ref> called Shish Mahal and adjacent to it the [[Kanch Ka Mandir]], both elegantly built using a white stone. Externally, the temple is built as a medieval mansion complete with a canopied balcony and a shikhara.<br />
<br />
The interior of Kanch Ka Mandir is entirely covered by glass panels and mosaics; including the floor, columns, walls and the ceilings.<ref>Kanch Mandir http://www.indorecity.net/tourist-attractions/kanch-mahal.html</ref> Seth Hukumchand hired craftsmen from [[Jaipur]] and some even from [[Iran]] to work on the temple. The ornamentation follow the old and medieval Jain style, with the major innovation being the use of multicolored glass and mirrors.<br />
<br />
In the main [[Garbhagriha]], the idols of the [[Tirthankara]]s are flanked by mirrors on both sides, thus their images are seen infinite times.<br />
<br />
* Stories from Jain tradition<br />
* Jain concepts like ashta-karma, sapta-vyasan etc.<br />
* [[Samosharan]] of Lord Jina and [[Nadishwar dvipa]]<br />
* Depiction of major Jain [[Tirtha (Jainism)|tirtha]]s<br />
* Historic events - consecration of the temple with portraits of the family members of Seth Hukumchand.<br />
<br />
[[File:Jaintemplekatni.jpg|left|thumb|Jain Temple [[Katni]], inspired by [[Kach Ka Mandir]], Indore]]<br />
Photography of the interior is generally prohibited.<br />
<br />
The temple serves as a central institution for Indore Jains, some processions start or terminate at the Kach Ka Mandir.<ref>कांच मंदिर इतवारिया से निकलने वाली दिगंबर जैन समाज के महामुनियों की रथयात्रा http://prabhatkiran.com/Webforms/Channel_News_Details.aspx?contentId=2503&masterId=1</ref><br />
<br />
==Festivals==<br />
Jain festivals are celebrated with great enthusiasm at the Kach Ka Mandir. On [[Sugandh Dashami]], special [[mandala]]s are constructed using multi-colored rice-powder.<ref>दशमी पर महके जैन मंदिर http://www.bhaskar.com/2008/09/11/0809110945_jain_mandir.html</ref><br />
<br />
Collective [[kshamavani]] (festival of forgiveness) in Indore is organized here as a central institution, even though it is also celebrated at other Indore Jain temples.<ref>काँच मंदिर पर सामूहिक क्षमावाणी आज http://hindi.webdunia.com/religion/religion/jainism/0809/16/1080916017_1.htm</ref><br />
<br />
Annual [[Ratha Yatra]] on a golden palaki is taken our from here.<ref>स्वर्ण रथयात्रा काँच मंदिर से http://hindi.webdunia.com/religion/religion/news/0804/17/1080417034_1.htm</ref><br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Kanch Mandir}}<br />
* [http://www.kamit.jp/03_jaina/jain_eng.htm Jaina Architecture in India], Comprehensive study of Jain architecture with high quality photos.<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111109100949/http://www.jainuniversity.org/mulnayak-gallery/mulnayak-photo-gallery.aspx], Photos of Mulnayak in Jain Temples<br />
* [https://myindorecity.blogspot.com/2010/12/kanch-mandir.html Kanch Mandir on MyindoreCity], with the photos History of Kanch Mandir, Indore.<br />
<br />
{{Jain temples}}<br />
{{Jainism Topics}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Indore]]<br />
[[Category:Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Indore]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Jain temples]]</div>>MPGuy2824