Chaumukha Temple of Ranakpur
Deities

Chaumukha Temple of Ranakpur

Chaumukha — 1,444-pillared Jain temple

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Jain
Period · Oral / medieval / documented history

Chaumukha Temple of Ranakpur

Tradition

Jain / Svetambara

The Place

  • Location: Ranakpur, Pali, Rajasthan (25.1167°N, 73.4667°E)

Sacred Narrative

Ranakpur Chaumukha (1437–1458 CE) — Ādinātha Jain temple with 1,444 intricately-carved marble pillars, no two alike. The four-faced (chaumukha) idol of Ādinātha sits in the central sanctum. The temple covers 48,000 sq ft. Pilgrims note: attempting to count the pillars gives an impossible result; temple-lore says the count changes. Daily darshan from 9 AM–5 PM (closed for non-Jains before 9 AM for morning-pūjā).

Why This Entry Matters

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MantraTradition-specific invocations
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📖 Stories

  • The sacred narrative of Chaumukha Temple of Ranakpur
    Ranakpur Chaumukha (1437–1458 CE) — Ādinātha Jain temple with **1,444 intricately-carved marble pillars**, no two alike. The four-faced (*chaumukha*) idol of Ādinātha sits in the central sanctum. The temple covers 48,000 sq ft. Pilgrims note: attempting to count the pillars gives an impossible result; temple-lore says the count changes. Daily darshan from 9 AM–5 PM (closed for non-Jains before 9 AM for morning-pūjā).
    — Community tradition + scholarly sources

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific daily observances
Puja sequence
  1. tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Chaumukha Temple of Ranakpur festival
    Seasonally determined · 1–15 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Primary texts of Jainscriptural / devotional / folk