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Jain temple
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A Jain temple, Derasar or Basadi is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. Jain architecture is essentially restricted to temples and monasteries, and Jain buildings generally reflect the prevailing style of the place and time they were built.
Palitana temples in Gujarat
Jain Tirtha, Shravanabelagola, with the colossal Gommateshwara statue.
Jain Tirtha, Shravanabelagola, with the colossal Gommateshwara statue.
Temple interior, Dilwara
Temple interior, Dilwara
Ellora Jain cave basadi
Ellora Jain cave basadi
Garbhagriha
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A garbhagriha is the innermost sanctuary of Hindu and Jain temples, what may be called the "holy of holies" or "sanctum sanctorum".
Devotees offering prayers at the garbhagriha in Chennakeshava Temple, Belur, which houses the icon of the god Vishnu.
Garbhagriha at Pattadakal with the Lingam icon of the god Shiva.
Garbhagriha at Pattadakal with the Lingam icon of the god Shiva.
A schematic of a simple Hindu temple showing the garbhagriha sanctum, antarala and mandapa
A schematic of a simple Hindu temple showing the garbhagriha sanctum, antarala and mandapa
Architecture of a Hindu temple (Nagara style). These core elements are evidenced in the oldest surviving 5th–6th century CE temples.
Architecture of a Hindu temple (Nagara style). These core elements are evidenced in the oldest surviving 5th–6th century CE temples.