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Hutheesing Jain Temple
  • હઠીસિંહનાં દેરા (Gujarati)
  • Hathisinh Ni wadi
Kirti Stambh, Hathisinh Temple
Kirti Stambh, Hathisinh Temple
Religion
AffiliationJainism
DeityDharmanath
FestivalsMahavir Jayanti
Location
LocationAhmedabad, Ahmedabad district, Gujarat
Architecture
CreatorPremchand Salat
Date established1848
Temple(s)1
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Hutheesing Temple (Template:Lang-gu) is the best known Jain temple in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. It was constructed in 1848.[1]

History

Temple circa 1880

The construction of the temple was initiated originally planned by Shet Hathisinh Kesarisinh, a wealthy Ahmedabad trader who died at 49. The construction was supervised and completed by his wife Shethani Harkunvar. The total cost was approximately Rs. 8 lakh.,[2][3] then a major sum. The temple is dedicated to Dharmanatha, the fifteenth Jain Tirthankar.

Lockwood de Forest who was a business associate of Muggenbhai Hutheesing, the son of Sheth Hathisinh, estimated the cost as "over a million dollars".[4]

The temple was built during a severe famine in Gujarat. Building the temple employed hundreds of skilled artisans which supported them for a period of two years.

The temple is managed by a Hutheesing family trust.

Architecture

The temple architect was Premchand Salat.[5]

The main building is double-storied. The mulanayaka is marble image of the 15th Tirthankara, Lord Dharamnath. The main temple houses 11 deities, six in basement and five in three bay sanctuary.[2] The main shrine lies on the east and temple is covered with a big dome supported by twelve ornate pillars.[5] In addition there are 52 shrines (devakulikas), each adorned with an image of a Tirthankara. The secondary shrines form a long gallery its three sides.

The front is exquisitely ornamented by a 'dome' shaped structure.

The temple has a unique Manastambha (or column of honour) inspired by the Jain Manastambha and the Kirtistambha at Chittore in Rajasthan.

  • Hutheesinh Temple with 52 devakulikas
    Hutheesinh Temple with 52 devakulikas
  • Hutheesing Jain Temple main entrance
    Hutheesing Jain Temple main entrance
  • Front façade of the temple
    Front façade of the temple
  • Entrance in 1866
    Entrance in 1866
  • porch in 1866
    porch in 1866

See also

References

  1. ^ Tourism, Gujarat. "Hutheesing Jain Temple". Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Pandya, Yatin (18 October 2011). "Hathisinh Jain temple: A creative realism". DNA (Daily News & Analysis). Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 282.
  4. ^ Handicraft, Volume 3 National League of Handicraft Societies, Wood Carving in India. Lockwood De Forest. Handicraft Publishing Company, 1911
  5. ^ a b "Hathisinh Jain Temple". Gujarat Tourism. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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