Hutheesing Jain Temple
Hutheesing Jain Temple | |
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | |
Geographic coordinates | 23°2′27.92″N 72°35′22.6″E / 23.0410889°N 72.589611°E |
Architecture | |
Creator | Premchand Salat |
Date established | 1848 |
Temple(s) | 1 |
Hutheesing Temple is a Jain temple in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. It was constructed in 1848 by the Hutheesing family. The temple blends the old Maru-Gurjara temple architecture style with new architectural elements of haveli in its design.
History
The construction of the temple was originally planned and initiated by Hutheesing Kesarisinh, a wealthy trader of Ahmedabad. Following his death at the age of 49, the construction was supervised and completed by his wife, Harkunwar. The total cost was approximately ₹10 lakh (equivalent to ₹75 crore or US$9.4 million in 2023).[1][2][3][4][5] The chief temple architect was Premchand Salat.[4][5] The temple is located outside the Delhi Darwaza.[2]
Lockwood de Forest, who was a business associate of Muganbhai Hutheesing, the son of Sheth Hutheesing, estimated the cost as "over a million dollars".[6] 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.[1]
Architecture
Salat has blended the old temple architecture style with new architectural elements of haveli in designing the temple.[5] It uses the Māru-Gurjara style, with many similarities to Bhadreshwar and Ranakpur.[7] The temple is built from white marble.[4]
The main gateway porch features architectural elements of wooden haveli including decorated walls, carved
It is a nirandhara-prasada type of the temple which do not feature an ambulatory passage. The west-facing temple is built on a large platform. The principal temple has three sanctuaries in a row: a garbhagriha (sanctum), a gudhamandapa (closed shrine hall with porches), a vestibule and a sabhamandapa (assembly hall), each having its own
The principal temple is surrounded by an open courtyard with a colonnaded cloister with 52 devakulikas (secondary shrines), each containing an image of a deity.[8]
The temple is also known for rainwater harvesting structure.[5]
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Front façade of the gateway porch
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Decoration of the gateway porch
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Ornamentation of the doorframe
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Three sanctuaries of the temple
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Decoration of the Gudhamandapa
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Ceiling
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Sabhamandapa
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Carved exterior wall
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Colonnaded cloister
Manastambha
There is a 78 feet high
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b Yagnik, Bharat; Dave, Pranav Dave (21 November 2013). "The Shethani who empowered women". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ a b Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 280-281. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Pandya, Yatin (18 October 2011). "Hathisinh Jain temple: A creative realism". DNA (Daily News & Analysis). Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hathisinh Jain Temple". Gujarat Tourism. 22 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ISBN 9780874139730.
- ^ a b c Michell (1990), 278 (quoted); Hegewald
- ^ Daily News & Analysis. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022 – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ "Hutheesing Jain Temple". Gujarat Tourism. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
Sources
- Hegewald, Julia A. B. (2011). "The International Jaina Style? Māru-Gurjara Temples Under the Solaṅkīs, throughout India and in the Diaspora". Ars Orientalis. 45 (20220203). ISSN 2328-1286.
- Michell, George (1990), The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, 1990, Penguin Books, ISBN 0140081445