Ranakpur Safari

The 15th cent Jain Temples of captivating Ranakpur village – a product of spectacular history – famous for exquisitely carved temples in amber stone, is located between Jodhpur and Udaipur. These temples are one of five major Jain pilgrimage sites, and comprise of 29 halls and 1,444 pillars – no two of which are identical. The Sun temples were built during the reign of Rana Kumbha – all in beautiful white limestone – elaborately adorned with complex sculptures and sophisticatedly engraved nymphs playing flutes in different dance forms at an elevation of 45ft – a truly engaging sight. The images of 24 ‘Tirthankras’ or Prophets, are carved on the porticoes in a corridor engulfing the shrine.