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Temples in Jaisalmer have further segregations. The most celebrated temples are Jain temples, Lodurva temples and Lakashminath temples. A trip to these holy shrines will surely facilitate you to find out a world of celestial peace and tranquil comfort.
All these respective temples have some theme behind them and have a huge relevance in the society. Going by their names, located in the premises of Jaisalmer fort, Jain temples mainly accentuate on the Jainism and their beliefs. They are built on the pattern of Dilwara temples and are completely dyed-in-the-wool to 1st and 3rd Sambhavnath and Jain tirthankar Rikhabdev They are the perfect expression of the temple architecture prevalent in the medieval era. The structural design and interiors are worth exploring. While nomadic in these temples, you will see that there is a vast string of corridors and walkways that adjoin these shrines.
Out of seven Jain temples, three are the most significant and are devoted to Rikhabdevji, Paraswanathji and Sambhavnathji. Jaisalmer Jain temples belong to the Swetambar Section and are dwelling place for some appealing sandstone statuettes. Your Jaisalmer tour is incomplete without outing to these heavenly peace abodes and you make sure that you are barefooted before entering into the arena of these temples. All these existing Jain places of worship date back to the 12th century and present heartwarming saintly havens. The Paraswanathji Temple is the largest and the most beautiful and houses a bright green colored statue of Lord Mahavira that radiates an aura of harmony and open-mindedness. A marvelous and colossal doorway that paves the way to the Paraswanath Temple is extremely compelling and imposing.
Nonetheless, these alluring Jain Temples in Jaisalmer remain open to the public from the early morning hours till 12 in the afternoon. Apart from these temples, the eye-catching point of the bystanders is the antique library or the Gyan Bhandar a repository of large number of historical texts related to the history of the Jaisalmer Jain temples.
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