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Description:: View from the rear side, west-facing, of the Suswani Mata Temple consisting of the newly added walls surrounding it along with the Kera tree to the south, and other trees that are considered sacred by devotees. The original Latina shikhara (mono-spired north Indian variety of temple superstructure) can also be seen.
Keyword:: 10th century CE, Temples of India Project, Bikaner, Morkhana, Suswani Maa, Raja Mayurdhwaj, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Latina Nagara , Jodhpur Circle, Maru Gurjara, Rajasthan, Suswani Mata, Parvati, and Suswani Mata Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 26-07-2024
Date Modified:: 26-07-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

Description:: The fifth oval painting (in clockwise order) in the lower/outer circle in the ceiling of the mandapa (pillared hall) is the episode where Jinadatta Suri saved the life of an unwell child brought to him by two women. The episode takes place outside a haveli, probably near the place where the acharya (those who impart knowledge) is meditating. The acharya is shown blessing the child by placing his palm on the child’s head. The inscription reads, ‘Shri Jinadatta Suriji balak jivayo.’
Keyword:: Bikaner, 16th century CE, Raos of Bikaner, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Sumatinatha, Architecture, Tirthankara, Bada Bazaar, Rao Lunkaran, Jain, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Rajasthan, Rathore Dynasty, and Temple
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 24-07-2024
Date Modified:: 24-07-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

Description:: The first oval painting (in clockwise order) in the lower/outer circle in the ceiling of the mandapa (pillared hall) is the depiction of the meeting between Jain acharya (those who impart knowledge) Shri Jinachadra Suri and the Mughal Emperor Akbar. He was invited to the Mughal court through Akbar’s court official Karamchand Bacchawat, who was from Bikaner. The painting has havelis (mansions) in the background, and the two leaders greet each other at the forefront. It is also said that Karamchand went to receive Jinachandra Suri on the outskirts of the city. The inscription reads, ‘Shri Jinadatta Suriji Akbar Badshah.’
Keyword:: Bada Bazaar, 16th century CE, Rao Lunkaran, Raos of Bikaner, Architecture, Tirthankara, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Sumatinatha, Jain, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Temple, Rajasthan, Rathore Dynasty, Bikaner, and Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Swapna Joshi
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bikaner
Date Uploaded:: 24-07-2024
Date Modified:: 24-07-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

Keyword:: Mahakal Temple, Architectural Drawings, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, Jaipur Circle, Undeshwar Temple, Bijolia Group of Temples, Nagara Style of Architecture, Mandakini Kund, Early Medieval, Temple, 11th to 13th century CE, Hazareshwar Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and Architecture
Creator:: Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:: Dr Nikita Rathore
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Publisher:: Jio Institute
Location:: Bhilwara
Date Uploaded:: 23-07-2024
Date Modified:: 23-07-2024
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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