The third oval painting (in clockwise order) in the lower/outer circle in the ceiling of the mandapa (pillared hall) depicts an episode from Jinachandra Suri's life. Once, a disciple of Jinachandra Suri mistakenly told a Muslim religious leader it was a no-moon day when it was a new moon day. The Muslim leader spread the misinformation across the city, questioning the disciple’s knowledge of the day. To rectify the situation, Jinachandra Suri threw a gold plate into the sky, covering the moon and thus converting the day into a no-moon day. This miracle is supposed to have taken place in front of Emperor Akbar. The inscription reads, ‘Shri Jinachandra Suri ji na Purnima kari.’

Creator

• Temples of India Project Team

Mitwirkende

• Swapna Joshi

Publisher

• Jio Institute

Stichwort

• Rao Lunkaran
• Bikaner
• Rajasthan
• Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple
• Rathore Dynasty
• Temple
• Bada Bazaar
• Architecture
• Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir
• Tirthankara
• Raos of Bikaner
• Sumatinatha
• Jain
• 16th century CE
• Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture

Ort

• Bikaner

Resource type

• Image

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/