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Ranakpur Jain Temples

The famous Ranakpur temples are just 50 kilometers from Kumbhalgarh by the scenic route through Vanpura and Saira.

Begun in 1438 by Rana Kumbha, Ranakpur became a strangely tranquil meditation center in a frequently war ravaged land. It also became a magnificent sculpture museum to which wealthy Jain merchants and ministers kept adding shrines and statues. The central Chaumukha Temple is dedicated to the venerated Tirthankara Adinath. With its 29 halls and 1,444 distinctly different carved pillars, this is an astounding monument. Two temples dedicated to the Jain saints, Parasnath and Neminath have beautiful erotic carvings very similar to those which have made Khajuraho famous. And truly worth visiting is the much earlier, probably 6th century, Sun Temple close by, which has polygonal walls richly embellished with warriors, horses, and booted solar deities driving splendid chariots.

In Kumbha's time the kingdom of Mewar spread from Ranthambore to Gwalior, including vast tracts of present-day Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Mewar's rulers became patrons of all that was best in Indian martial and fine arts, architecture, and learning. Of the 84 fortresses defending Mewar, 32 were designed and built by Rana Kumbha. Of these, Kumbhalgarh with its 36-kilometer long wall and soaring towers is the most impressive. Kumbhalgarh stands on the site of an ancient citadel dating back to the second century AD belonging to a Jain descendant of India's Mauryan emperors. It defined the boundaries between Mewar and Marwar and became a refuge for Mewar's rulers in times of strife. Its steel gray ramparts encircle the fertile Shero Mallah Valley, with ancient monuments cenotaphs, ponds and flourishing farms. Kumbhalgarh fell only once in its history, to the combined forces of Emperor Akbar, Raja Man Singh of Amber, and Raja Udai Singh of Amber, and Raja Udai Singh of Marwar.

Ganesh Temple
The Ganesh Temple is located on the road leading to the palaces. The temple was built by Maharana Kumbha. An inscription at the Chittaurgarh fort states that Rana Kumbha consecrated an image of Ganesha in this temple.

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Under the rule of the king Rana Kumbha, the kingdom of 
Mewar stretched right from Ranthambore to Gwalior. 
The kingdom also included vast tracts of Madhya Pradesh as well 
as Rajasthan. About 84 fortresses have been defending 
Mewar from its enemies. Out of the 84, Rana Kumbha, 
himself, has designed about 32 of them. Of all the fortresses, 
which have been designed by Rana Kumbha, 
Kumbhalgarh has been the most impressive, 
famous and the massive one with a wall of the length 36Km. 
The fort lies at about 90Kms away from Udaipur towards its 
Northwest. It is situated at about 1914m above the sea 
level and is the most important fort after Chittorgarh.

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