Architectural Styles

Jain

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Maru-Gurjara

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4th-15th C

  • Elaborate carvings depicting various deities
  • celestial beings
  • intricate floral and geometric patterns
  • polished white marble
  • centrally planned layout often with a central main shrine (garbha griha) surrounded by multiple other shrines to specific deities
  • images of various spiritual teachers (Tirthankaras)
  • pillared halls (mandapas)
  • tall ornate spires (shikharas)
  • chaumukha design (main deity is represented with four faces)
  • Elaborate Entrance Portals (Gopurams)
  • designated areas for worship, meditation, and community gatherings
  • water features
  • Jain emblem (a hand with a wheel)
  • gardens
  • trees
  • community centres for festivals or lectures
  • India
  • Rajasthan
  • Gujarat
  • Madhya Pradesh

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Custom Hotel Examples

  • Temples
  • Monasteries (Samavasarana)
  • caves
  • tombs
  • Temples
  • Dilwara (Rajasthan)
  • Shikhariji (Jharkhand)
  • Ranakpur (Rajasthan)
  • Khajuraho
  • Siddhanchal Jain Tirtha
  • Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur
  • Bawangaja Jain
  • Kshullaka
  • Sonagiri
  • Dharamshala / Dharmashala (pilgrim rest house)
  • Bhojanalaya / Annakshetra (community kitchen)
  • Upashraya (monastic residence & lay religious lodging)
  • Temple precinct guest facilities
  • Merchant-community lodging networks
  • Caravan / route rest stops
  • Pilgrim shelters at hills/remote shrines (dormitories, water points, shaded halls) 
  • Dharamshalas at Shatrunjaya / Palitana (Gujarat)
  • Dharamshalas at Girnar (Junagadh, Gujarat)
  • Jain lodging around Mount Abu / Dilwara Temples area (Rajasthan)
  • Shravanabelagola (Karnataka) — Jain pilgrim lodging
  • Ranakpur region (Rajasthan) — temple-linked pilgrim lodging
  • Upashrayas (across Jain towns and pilgrimage centres)

Landmarks

Original Accommodation

Adapted Visitor Accommodation

 

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