In the week of February 13-18 2008 on a family vacation at Club Mahindra's Kumbalgarh Resort, we visited Ranakpur's famous and awesome marble-sculpted Jain Temple. Also made day trips to Kumbalgarh Fort, Haldighati and Nathdwara Sreenathji Temples. Some pictures and notes from this trip follows.
Kumbalgarh Fort
View of the Aravalli mountain range from Kumbalgarh fort ramparts with view of some of the temples inside the fort's walls
Temples inside Kumbalgarh Fort premises
Kumbalgarh Mahindra Resort
Floor Display of Rajasthani handicrafts at CM Reception area
Rajasthani handicarft item display at Mahindra resort, Kumbalgarh
Ranakpur Jain Temple
The Ranakpur Jain temple is located in a beautiful forested & wooded valley, in an isolated location in the Aravalli range. It is 60 Kms north of Udaipur and can be reached from in 2-3 hours drive from Udaipur .... We visited it as a day trip from Kumbalgarh. The main Chaumukha (four-face) temple is dedicated to Adinath. This temple was built in 1439 with 29 halls and 1444 pillars. The whole temple is covered in intricate carvings in milk-white marble.
Marble carvings on many domes - inside Ranakpur Jain temple
Foreign & Indian visitors admire intricate marble carvings in Ranakpur
Dancing Apsaras .... on Ranakpur Temple walls
Ceiling Panel at Ranakpur
Haldighati
The scene depicting Rana Pratap on horse attacking Man Singh on elephant leading the Moghul army .... at Rana Pratap Museum
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