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ks3 - I think, archway view<br> Sightseeing in Rajasthan picture - A bit about Jain Architecture - In the Jain style of architecture, temples tend to be carved out of rock faces instead of using bricks. And whereas Hindus & Buddhists built numerous ‘temples’, Jains preferred to build significantly fewer fortified ‘temple-cities’ on hilltops. They were fortified against invasion because Jain temples are considered the richest temples in the world, surpassing even Mughal buildings in terms of grandeur and material wealth. Each temple generally followed a set pattern & style. The only variation was in the form of frequent chamukhs (four-faced temples) where the image of one Tirthankar (fordmaker) would face four sides, or four Tirthankars would be placed back to back to face four cardinal points.
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A bit about Jain Architecture - In the Jain style of architecture, temples tend to be carved out of rock faces instead of using bricks. And whereas Hindus & Buddhists built numerous ‘temples’, Jains preferred to build significantly fewer fortified ‘temple-cities’ on hilltops. They were fortified against invasion because Jain temples are considered the richest temples in the world, surpassing even Mughal buildings in terms of grandeur and material wealth. Each temple generally followed a set pattern & style. The only variation was in the form of frequent chamukhs (four-faced temples) where the image of one Tirthankar (fordmaker) would face four sides, or four Tirthankars would be placed back to back to face four cardinal points.
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