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JESALMER TIRTH
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The royalty of Jaisalmer were Hindus, but the powerful
business community who had trade relations with the
west, were Jains. Since they had economic power,
their temples were more magnificent than Hindu
temples. There is a group of seventemples in
the inner part of the city. The basement of the
Sambhavanatha temple was used for storage of
ancient documents. The gyan bhandar has a
collection of 11th century documents. The oldest,
the Parshvanatha Temple(1417) and the last,
the Shantinatha Temple (1547), reflect the
architecturalstyle of that era. Shantinatha temple
encompasses the pathway and the temples on
both sides have entrances through this temple.
Walking around them gives one a curious feeling
of space. Thisstyle of architecture developed in
Gujarat between the 10th and13th centuries.
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Up: Chandra Prabha Temple.
Middle: The ceiling of the mandapa of the
Chandra Prabha Temple.
Down: The mandapa of the Parshvanatha temple.
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