Jodhpur Pali Jain Temple Jain temple companions went in to visit, and Xue Luo held the camera around the periphery. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info The temple is still being repaired, maybe an extension, with shelves. The exterior is similar to the Jain temple seen in Jaiselmer a few days ago, but Jaiselmer is built of red sandstone, while the one in front of me is made of white marble, which is more beautiful.

However, the stone carvings on the outer wall are not as beautiful as those in Jiecheng. There is a large open space next to the Jodhpur Pali Jain Temple, and the trunks of the trees are painted in white and reddish-brown colors, which may be religious symbols. Jodhpur Ballyjain TempleJain TempleJain TempleCome to visit this temple, in fact, the biggest reward of the snow fall is to see a lot of green parrots.

The branches of the trees beside the temple were all over, and they were chirping like sparrows. The locals have long been unimpressed, but Xue Luo, who rarely sees wild parrots and is interested in birds, holds up his camera to chase these parrots. Jodhpur Bali Jain TempleJain TempleThese parrots are chased by the snow and are flying all over the sky, and the locals are watching Zhile from the side.

Later, Xueluo found that there was an open room in this large empty field, and there was a lot of food to feed the parrots, and many parrots kept flying into it. Or maybe there are so many parrots gathered here. Another example of Indians loving animals. Jodhpur Ballyjain TempleJain TempleJain TempleIt is not difficult to see green parrots in India.

But the parrots here are colorful, not only the common green-faced, but also red-faced and gray-faced. In particular, the red-faced parrots mixed in the parrot flock are full of red, bright red, and their drunken faces are also like Guan Gong's big red face, which is very joyful. Jodhpur Bali Jain Temple, Jain Temple, Jain Temple, one red face and one gray face falling on the branches.

Like a couple. The local villagers of the Jain Temple in Jodhpur Pali Jain Temple saw the snow falling and chased the parrots and came over to watch. Ask for a picture, not a picture. Leave the Jain Temple and continue to the Thousand Pillars Temple. This section leads into the valley, and today's destination, Udaipur, is on the other side of the mountain.

When entering the mountain, the vegetation is obviously more, there are dense trees on both sides of the road, white trunks, branches and green leaves that converge to the top of the road, as if to cover the road with a pergola, looking through the past, like a green channel, the road in the passage is shadowed by trees. After more than an hour, they arrived at the gate of the Thousand Pillars Temple of Genak Pujain.

The Thousand Pillars Temple of Udaipur Genakpu Temple is located in a valley called Arawali between Jodhpur and Udaipur, about 160 minutes away from Jodhpur in the north and about 2 hours and 50 minutes by car in the south near the royal palace of about 92 kilometers from Udaipur. Genakup was built in the 15th century.

It is one of the five religious shrines of Jainism in India, with the largest Jain temple complex in India, and is one of the famous temples in India. Because there are 1,444 marble pillars covered with reliefs in the main temple, it is also commonly known as the "Thousand Pillars Temple" by the outside world. Legend has it that the temple was designed by a successful Jain merchant.

One day, he dreamed of a fairy car described in the Jain Bible, which triggered the idea of building a temple in the shape of a flying car, and he was determined to put the dream into practice, so he asked the emperor for help. The emperor supported his decision and not only gave him a large plot of land in a valley in the Aravalli Mountains, but also allowed him to build another town next to the temple.

The condition is that the temple will be named after the emperor when it is completed. It took more than 60 years to bring in the best craftsmen and a large number of workers from India to finally build this miraculous temple. The temple is open to visitors after 12 noon. According to Jain rules, when entering a temple, you must remove your shoes and remove all leather products from your body.

For example, a leather belt. Water and food cannot be brought in. Women cannot enter during menstruation. In the same courtyard of the main temple, there are two small sub-temples that enshrine the 22nd and 23rd generations of the Jain patriarch. In addition, there is a Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god. This Hindu temple has a longer history than the Thousand Pillars Temple.

Arrived a little after 11 noon. Here for non-believer tourists. Xueluo and Liu Jingshu still had more than 40 minutes to wait, so they took advantage of this time to take a look around the neighborhood first to familiarize themselves with the environment.

Then go to the temple-run restaurant for lunch. The entire temple complex is built on a massive rock base of about 5,000 square meters and consists of a main temple and two smaller auxiliary temples. All are built in white marble. A secondary temple to the south of the main temple.

In a small courtyard, a single building structure, you can go in and visit. Another sub-temple to the south of the main temple sits on a platform with many vivid reliefs of gods on the tower. A Hindu temple located on the north side of the Thousand Pillars Temple.

This small temple has its own courtyard, with pink triangular plums blooming near the white marble courtyard gate. In the courtyard, there are reliefs of the main god of Hinduism, elephants, war horses and the sun god sitting on a four-wheeled chariot. White marble relief of the sun god in a Hindu temple grounds.

White marble elephant relief on the wall of an Indian temple. The white marble pillars with a jade-like texture and luster are the main building materials of the Thousand Pillars Temple. Old stone pillars in the courtyard with reliefs of figures and horses.

Elephant hunting relief in the courtyard. Two warriors rode on the back of an elephant, one wielding a sword, the other pointing a spear at the roaring lion below. An Indian family who came to worship the temple asked Xueluo to take pictures of them. The noisy thrush resting in the bushes has a nice call.

A large magpie-like bird flew into the cafeteria, looking like a close relative of the red-billed blue magpie. The large dining hall is a large dining hall run by the temple and is open to the public. On the table are shiny silver cutlery. The public canteen pays 505 yuan per person for all-you-can-eat.

The food in the big canteen is simple, a spoonful of curry beans, a spoonful of curry potatoes, a spoonful of curry soup, a spoonful of rice, two or two scones. After paying and sitting down, three or four men take turns coming forward and each adding a food item to your plate or small bowl. Then they go back and forth, seeing what you're missing, and add a little until you wave your hand and say no.

Although the meal is simple, it is very hygienic, and it can be regarded as a local eating experience. The back kitchen of the large canteen. After eating lunch in the big cafeteria at the Temple of the Four Faces of the Main Temple, the temple was also opened, and Xueluo and Liu Jingshu went in to visit. The thousand-pillar temple in front of you is square and has a symmetrical structure from north to south. The roof of the temple is made up of a group of minarets.

Each minaret symbolizes the mountain where the god lives, and the central tower is the tallest, surrounded by towers, and the whole is in the shape of Mount Meru. On the top of each pagoda is a Jain flag. From here, it looks a bit like a general with a helmet in the middle leading the soldiers on the left and right to go out on a grand march.

The main temple is surrounded by four temples, and the architectural structure of the inner hall of the temple and the minaret above is seen from the inner courtyard. The main temple is surrounded by four sides of the temple and the main temple entrance. The doorway is surrounded by exquisite white marble reliefs, dominated by statues of gods. The figures are well-proportioned, vivid and dynamic. Meticulously carved in white marble, it is a building that only serves as an ordinary doorway.

It becomes a beautiful stone carving that is pleasing to the eye and can stand the wear of time. The main temple is surrounded by four temples, and after entering the temple, you will step up the stone steps, and you will see the spacious and bright main hall in front of you. A circle of delicately carved stone pillars prop up a round dome high above. The dome in the Temple of the Thousand Pillars of the Temple of the Four Sides of the Main Temple.

In religious significance, the dome above the temple and church is the center of the universe, the symbol of heaven. Nowadays, there is a popular saying in society: "People are doing, the sky is watching". It means don't think that what you're doing is unknown to others, the sky is watching there! Standing here, the snow falling has a feeling: every move under this dome in front of you.

It's as if there's an eye on you. The ornate dome of the Temple of Thousand Pillars, the Temple of the Thousand Pillars, is surrounded by elaborate reliefs. In the main temple, there are a total of 80 beautiful domes of different sizes and reliefs like this. The main temple is surrounded by another dome shape. In the middle is a large lotus flower. The main temple is surrounded by another kind of dome shape.

The shape in the middle is a relief of a god with a head and five lion bodies. The beams below the dome of the temple on all sides of the main temple are covered with elaborate reliefs of gods and flowers. The main temple has a total of 29 halls, and this is the main hall. The stone pillars and the dome above are more ornately made.

From the center of the dome hangs a large crystal chandelier, which is covered with a bright yellow silk cloth cover, like a canopy. There is a doorway in front of the main hall, and you can vaguely see the statue of the god enshrined there. Although the light was dim inside, the eyes of the idol shone brightly in the darkness.

It is dedicated to Andinath, the first patriarch of Jainism. The statue of the god enshrined in the temple of the temple on the four sides of the main temple should be one of the 24 patriarchs of Jainism. The main temple is surrounded by a marble relief statue of Nobita, the founder of Jainism, on one wall, surrounded by a thousand snakes, each clearly recognizable, with snake heads gathered above Nobita's head.

A canopy is formed over the top of the head. Nobita's real name is Raftmana, and he is the last of the 24th patriarchs of Jainism and is revered as the true founder of the religion. His disciples honored him as Mahavira, the great hero, or Nobita for short. "Jain" is derived from the evolution of "the victor of victory", which is one of the titles of Nobita.

Hence the name of this teaching. Nobita was born in 599 BC in the village of Gonder, 45 km from Vaishyas, in ancient India, to Kshatriya caste parents and his father to a small kingdom of Benares. He had a wealthy family, lived a luxurious life, and had a daughter after marriage, but he was not happy.

After his father's death, when he was about 30 years old, he decided to become a monk and pursue ascetic practices in search of a religious path to his misfortune. In the first year, he traveled to many places, such as Kumaro, and arrived in Nalanda in 568 BC, making a difficult trek on the way.

His clothes were in tatters, and he begged naked ever since. In Nalanda, he met Moncree Gauchal, and the two walked together. During the five years they lived with Gao Chale, they were repeatedly framed as spies and thieves, and then parted ways due to differences of opinion, and Nobita came to Luo He alone.

He spends all his time roaming around except for one place during the rainy season for four months. Under extremely difficult conditions, he practiced asceticism for 12 years. When he had been practicing penance for 13 years, he finally attained enlightenment at the age of 42 under a saro tree in the village of Jianpiya, northeast of Vaiyavada.

After his enlightenment, Nobita organized religious groups to propagate teachings and carry out activities for more than 30 years. He died in Bhwa in 527 BC at the age of 72. The temple on all sides of the main temple now sees the origin of the Thousand Pillars Temple's fame - dense stone pillars like a forest. Such a dense stone column is used to support the 80 domes.

The Temple of Thousand Pillars, the Temple of the Four Sides of the Main Temple, not only has a majestic appearance, but also has thousands of marble pillars inside, and each stone pillar has exquisite reliefs, which can be called a world-class architectural treasure. The main temple is surrounded by many stone pillars in the temple corridor, from near and far, leading to a secret room dedicated to the idol in front of it.

Reliefs on the capitals of the temple on all sides of the main temple. The two four-armed statues in the center, with their arms raised as if they were carrying their feet on their shoulders. A pair of half-human, half-beast statues on the pillars of the temple on all sides of the main temple are embossed. If you look closely, it's a man and a woman, and it's very vivid. Relief statues of male gods on stone pillars on the four sides of the main temple.

Relief statues of goddesses on stone pillars on the four sides of the main temple. Relief statues of male gods and goddesses on the stone pillars of the temple on all sides of the main temple. The main temple was surrounded by a black door to the inner chamber that led to the inner chamber. The doorway is surrounded by delicate and delicate relief statues of gods. The inner chamber is dedicated to stone statues of Jain patriarchs. There is a shrine platform in the middle of the main temple hall on all sides.

The altar is carved with statues of gods of all sizes. The marble reliefs on a platform on the four sides of the main temple are very exquisite. Relief statues on the altar of the temple on all sides of the main temple. The top row is a human deity, the second row is a lion, the third row is an elephant, and the fourth row is a beast's head.

The main temple is surrounded by a virtual sacred mountain or "heaven" in which the main god and temple tower are located. Important gods are engraved with their names underneath. The main temple is surrounded by nine stone statues of the gods. The main temple is surrounded by temples of 52 god-men in heaven. The main temple is surrounded by four temples in the main hall, and there are several stone carvings of elephants that are the size of real elephants, vivid images and lifelike.

In other parts, such as the numerous stone pillars, the image of the elephant is indispensable, which indirectly indicates the status and importance of the elephant in Jainism. Stone carvings of elephants in the Temple of Thousand Pillars on all sides of the main temple. The image of the elephant is honest, hard-working, loyal to the owner, is the right-hand man of the person, and can also increase the owner's sense of tallness and might.

Stone carvings of elephants in the Temple of Thousand Pillars on all sides of the main temple. Stone carvings of elephants in the Temple of Thousand Pillars on all sides of the main temple. Stone carvings of elephants in the Temple of Thousand Pillars on all sides of the main temple. Stone carvings of elephants in the Temple of Thousand Pillars on all sides of the main temple. Stone carvings of elephants in the Temple of Thousand Pillars on all sides of the main temple. Stone carvings of elephants in the Temple of Thousand Pillars on all sides of the main temple.