Ranakpur
Also known as: Chaumukha Temple · Ranakpur Jain temple
A fifteenth-century chaumukha temple of light-coloured marble, built on a four-faced plan so that Adinath is approached from any direction. Its fame rests on the pillared hall: a forest of columns, no two carved alike, holding up a series of domes. It is the single most photographed Jain interior in India and still does not photograph well — the scale is the point and the camera loses it.
- Shwetambar
- Tradition
- Kala kshetra
- Kind of kshetra
- Sadri
- Nearest town
- Yes
- Staying there
Why this place
A fifteenth-century chaumukha temple of light-coloured marble, built on a four-faced plan so that Adinath is approached from any direction. Its fame rests on the pillared hall: a forest of columns, no two carved alike, holding up a series of domes. It is the single most photographed Jain interior in India and still does not photograph well — the scale is the point and the camera loses it.
Associated with
- Rishabhanatha (Adinath)
Getting there
- By rail
- Falna is the nearest railway station; Udaipur is the larger railhead.
- By air
- Udaipur.
- By road
- Usually approached from Udaipur, and often combined with Mount Abu.
Managed by
Sheth Anandji Kalyanji Pedhi
On this website
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Community-sourced contacts
From jaintirth.in, a community directory. These are not published by the trusts themselves, and most are the personal mobiles of named office-bearers rather than office lines — so please confirm before you travel, and be considerate about when you call.
Managing body, as the directory names it
Sheth Anandji Kalyanji, Ranakpur (Sadadi) Dharmik Dharmada Trust
The tirth pedhi at Ranakpur, under the Anandji Kalyanji Trust. Its head office is at Shresthi Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bhavan, 25 Vasantkunj, New Sharda Mandir Road, Paldi, Ahmedabad 380007 — reachable on 079-26644502 and 079-26608244.
Tirth pedhi office
Community-sourced — please confirm before travelling
Anandji Kalyanji head office, Ahmedabad
Community-sourced — please confirm before travelling
Directory record: Shree Ranakpur Shwetamber · Ranakpur, Dist Pali, Rajasthan 306702 · jaintirth.in · 2026-08-16
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The climb, and what to expect
Darshan hours and photography hours are separate here — non-worship visitors are generally admitted only in the middle of the day. Check before arriving, because arriving at the wrong hour means waiting.
Staying there
Dharamshala accommodation is available at Ranakpur; Sadri and Falna have more.
Sources
Every entry says where its facts came from. Community directories are often the only place a dharamshala or a landline is written down, so we keep them — and label them.
- Wikipedia — Ranakpur Jain templeWikipedia