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This is a world famous Jain temple situated in Chhatarpur area, near Jhansi. At present there are 32 Digambar Jain Temple. The architecture is around one thousand years old. The idol in Shantinath temple is beautifully careved. Parshwanath temple is the most famous amongst all the temple. Mulnayak:
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427 cms high, light-red colored, idol of Bhagawan Shantinath in the
Kayotsarya posture. Other Temples: In the compound of this temple, there are 33 temples of which 22 are pinnacled temples. In one temple, there are ruins of Jain temples. There is a Shantinathji museum. In it there is a rich collection of many beautiful works of art. Works
of art and Sculpture: For their largeness, distinct artistry and beauty,
the temples of Parshvanath, Adinath and Shantinath are famous all over the
world. The temple with the idol of Parshvanath is beautiful and famous for
its arrangement of pinnacles. Between the archs of the gates, two idols
are carved. On each side of them, six sadhus are seen praying. On the
doors of the sanctuary, the idols of the Ganga, the Yamuna, Chakreshvari,
Saraswati and the nine planets look extremely beautiful and vivid. The
beautiful and fascinating idols of love-making women, women applying
collyrium to their beautiful eyes, Kinnarbalas putting an anklets round
their ankles, lustful women applying scent to their feet, Gandharvas
playing on small and big musical instruments, Kinnars, Kinnaris, Kamdev
with five arrows in his hands, Vidyadhar couples standing with garlands of
beautiful flowers in their hands, are beautiful and extraordinary
specimens of sculpture. Such extraordinary specimens famous for their
minute workmanship can hardly be seen anywhere else in the world. The
Adinath temple is famous for splendousr and charm of pitchers on its high
pinnacles. The matchless idols of Gandharvas, Kinnars, Vidyadhars,
presiding deities and celestial damsels carved in a row outside the wall,
are full of beauty and wonder. The beautiful and artistic scenes of
beauty-conscious women looking at the mirror and applying vermilion at the
parting of hair on the head, women with beautiful eyes applying collyrium
to their eyes, anxious celestial damsels reading letters of unpleasant
news, mothers showering affection on their children, are really beautiful,
vivid and fascinating works of art. ------------------------------------------------------------
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