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31. Swastika symbol on the Pillar capital

Description:: The pillar capital in the picture has a Swastika symbol, one of the eight auspicious symbols of Jainism. It is surrounded by floral motif bands. The band flanking the Capital has a depiction of scenes from the city of Bikaner where people are seen going to the market, travelling on elephant back, shops in marketplaces, etc.
Keyword:: Raos of Bikaner, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, Bikaner, Architecture, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Rathore Dynasty, Sumatinatha, Bada Bazaar, 16th century CE, Rajasthan, Temple, Tirthankara, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, and Rao Lunkaran
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 31-05-2024
Date Modified:: 31-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

32. Details of the dome atop the Mandapa (pillared hall) of the Bhandasar Temple

Description:: Details of the dome, which is atop the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Bhandasar Temple. The central large dome is complemented by four small domes on small diagonal sides and the mukhamandapa (front porch) of the temple has an individual dome. The base of the main domes has windows on all sides, and the side domes have painted ornamented bands.
Keyword:: Raos of Bikaner, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, Tirthankara, Architecture, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Rathore Dynasty, Sumatinatha, Rao Lunkaran, 16th century CE, Rajasthan, Temple, Bikaner, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, and Bada Bazaar
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 31-05-2024
Date Modified:: 31-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

33. Paintings in the Oval Cartouches in the Ceiling

Description:: A closer view of the paintings in the oval cartouches in the ceiling of the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Bhandasar Temple. Seen here are many ovals depicting different stories. The lower set has stories of miracles of Jinadatta Suri, like saving a child’s life, procuring the sacred scriptures hidden inside a pillar, and capturing the lightning in his alms bowl. The upper circle has Jain monks and auspicious symbols for Jain tradition like Chaude Rajlok and Mokhs Parinirvana, enunciating the worldly life. The oval shapes of the paintings are designed like mirror frames. This style is influenced by European paintings, especially the Company style paintings produced during the 18th – 19th centuries CE.
Keyword:: Sumatinatha, Bada Bazaar, Raos of Bikaner, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Temple, Rajasthan, Tirthankara, Bikaner, Architecture, Rao Lunkaran, 16th century CE, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, and Rathore Dynasty
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 31-05-2024
Date Modified:: 01-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

34. Exterior of the garbhariha of the Bhandasar Temple

Description:: The garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) of the Bhandasar Temple is pancharatha (consisting of five projections) in plan. The central projection is a broad opening on three sides, that leads into the garbhagriha. The subsidiary projections have sculptures on the jangha (wall). All the plinth and wall portions of the temple must have been originally made out of stone which was later painted. Many of the ornaments that the sculptures are shown wearing are mostly done in paint on the original stone carving.
Keyword:: Raos of Bikaner, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, Tirthankara, Architecture, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Rathore Dynasty, Sumatinatha, Bada Bazaar, 16th century CE, Rajasthan, Temple, Bikaner, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, and Rao Lunkaran
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 31-05-2024
Date Modified:: 31-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

35. Floral Paintings in the central band of the Pillar

Description:: View of the pilaster from the east-facing elevation of the temple. These pilasters are slightly different from the pillars on the other side of the temple. Though the base and the shaft of the pillar are the same, the brackets are different. Also, these pillars are painted in white with multicolour floral motifs.
Keyword:: Sumatinatha, Rathore Dynasty, Raos of Bikaner, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Temple, Rajasthan, Tirthankara, Bikaner, Architecture, Rao Lunkaran, 16th century CE, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, and Bada Bazaar
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 31-05-2024
Date Modified:: 01-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

36. Ceiling of the Mukhamandapa (front porch) of the Bhandasar Temple

Description:: Ceiling of the mukhamandapa (front porch) of the Bhandasar Temple. The innermost circle eight paintings of Jain monks and other parts of the ceiling are adorned with floral motifs. The figure in these paintings is shown wearing a white loin cloth and upper garment, sitting in a yogic posture.
Keyword:: Rathore Dynasty, Rao Lunkaran, Rajasthan, Bada Bazaar, Sumatinatha, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Bikaner, Architecture, Tirthankara, Raos of Bikaner, Temple, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, and 16th century CE
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 31-05-2024
Date Modified:: 01-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

37. Shrine enshrining images of Tirthankaras

Description:: Within the Adinatha Temple, there is a side shrine that enshrines images of Tirthankaras. This small subsidiary shrine is on the southern side of the main garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum). A triumphal arch with three divisions, this small temple has three icons on a high pedestal, all sitting in padmasana (lotus pose).
Keyword:: Rao Lunkaran, Bikaner, Rajasthan, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Rathore Dynasty, Temple, Bada Bazaar, Architecture, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Tirthankara, Raos of Bikaner, Sumatinatha, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, and 16th century CE
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 31-05-2024
Date Modified:: 31-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

38. Painting of ‘Dadaji ka Pagaliya’

Description:: The painting of ‘Dadaji ka pagaliya’ depicts a semi-upon chhatri, which is usually built as a memorial of the deceased. It is painted on the ceiling of the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Bhandasar Temple. There is a chhatri (memorial) painted in white, likely to resemble the marble construction. A water body surrounds it. On the open pedestal of the chhatri, there are two footprints. Dadaji in this painting could be a reference to one of the four Dada Gurus of the Jain tradition, namely, Jinadatta Suri (1075-1154 CE), Jinachandra Suri Manidhari (1140-1166 CE), Jinakushala Suri (1280-1332 CE) and Jinachandra Suri II (1541-1613 CE). Their memorials are often found next to Jain temples.
Keyword:: Rathore Dynasty, Rao Lunkaran, Temple, Bada Bazaar, Sumatinatha, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Bikaner, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Tirthankara, Raos of Bikaner, Rajasthan, 16th century CE, and Architecture
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 31-05-2024
Date Modified:: 01-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

39. View of the east-facing Mandapa of the Bhandasar Temple

Description:: View of the east-facing mandapa (pillared hall) of the Bhandasar Temple. The mandapa has eight main pillars that support the central dome. Beyond this intercolumniation lies the main garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) which enshrines Sumatinatha Tirthankara. All the wall and pillar surfaces are painted.
Keyword:: Sumatinatha, Bada Bazaar, Raos of Bikaner, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Temple, Rajasthan, Tirthankara, Bikaner, Architecture, Rao Lunkaran, 16th century CE, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, and Rathore Dynasty
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 31-05-2024
Date Modified:: 01-06-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

40. View of the Bhandasar Jain Temple

Description:: View of the Bhandasar Jain Temple as seen from the northeast corner of the complex. Built in the shekhari style of temple, the temple has an imposing shekhari shikhara (multi-spired superstructure). The plan of the temple consists of a garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum), mandapa (pillared hall) and a mukhamandapa (front porch). Domes roof the mandapa and shekhari shikhara is atop the garbhagriha.
Keyword:: Rao Lunkaran, Bikaner, Rajasthan, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Rathore Dynasty, Temple, Bada Bazaar, 16th century CE, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Tirthankara, Raos of Bikaner, Sumatinatha, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, and Architecture
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 31-05-2024
Date Modified:: 31-05-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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35. Floral Paintings in the central band of the Pillar

36. Ceiling of the Mukhamandapa (front porch) of the Bhandasar Temple

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