Ranakpur

Covered in this Article : Fast facts, Ranakpur - Introduction, Tourist Places, Transportation, Accommodation, Tour Packages.

Fast Facts
City : Pali
Location : Pali district, South West Rajasthan
Distance : Udaipur 63 kms, North
Attractions : Jain Temples
Best Time To Visit : October - March

Introducing Ranakpur
Ranakpur is a small township that lies some 63 kilometres from Udaipur city. The place was named after Rana Kumbha who offered his land for the construction of a great Jain temple. The place is famous throughout the state for a number of splendid Jain temples, built during the medieval times. It is one of the five main pilgrimage sites for the Jains.

Jain Temples at Ranakpur
Ranakpur is famous for several religious shrines of Jains located here. The Jain Temples are the key attractions and every year thousands of tourists reach the place, to pay homage. The basement over which these temples stand, occupies about 48,000 square feet of area. Apart from the main shrine there are three other subsidiary ones. The place features as many as 24 halls with some 1,444 columns - four hundred where the shrines stand. The main temple is dedicated to Adinath and is called Chaumukh. The halls are topped with domes. One interesting fact about the columns is that none of them match perfectly. There is an assembly hall with two large bells weighing about hundred kilograms.
Temples are also located in the regions around. The place called Sadri, eight kms from Ranakpur, is known for Varahavtar temple and Chintamani Parsvanath temple. Desuri, one more place around and about 16 kms away from Ranakpur, houses some of the frequently visited temples.

Transportation Services for Ranakpur
Bus and train services are the convenient means of accessing the place. The Phalna Station, some 27 kms from Ranakpur is the nearest rail head. From there buses are available. The bus services from Udaipur and Mt Abu provide for reaching the place. One can also reach the place by boarding a bus at Jodhpur and bound to the same destination.

Places to Stay
Accommodation and catering is provided by small hotels and lodges. Some popular ones go by the names The Castle, Hotel Shilpi, Dharamsala and Roopam Restaurant.