Chamatkarji

{{Short description|Jain temple in Rajasthan, India}}

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| sect = Digambara

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| location = Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

| festivals = Mahavir Janma Kalyanak

| deity = Rishabhanatha

| governing_body = Shri Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Chamatkarji Prabandha Karini Samiti

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Chamatkarji is an important Jain temple located near Ranthambore Fort in the city of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan.

Architecture

File:Chamatkarji Jain temple - Rishabhanatha statue.jpg

The temple complex is enclosed within a high parapet wall canopied by chhatris all round. The main shrine is structure situated in the centre of the complex. The ceiling of the temple is a domical structure with carvings of an inverted lotus. The temple entrance has foliated arch supported by pillars.{{sfn|IGNCA}} The mulnayak of the temple is a white color idol of Rishabhanatha placed inside the garbhagriha of the temple.{{sfn|Gupta|1981|p=546}} The temple features a pancharatha on the sikhara.{{sfn|Joshi|Deva|2006|p=65}}{{sfn|ASI}}

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About temple

Chamatkarji dates back to the early medieval period. The temple is dedicated to Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara of Jainism.

The temple name is derived from the fact that deity here is famous for performing miracles (chamatkar). A fair is organised here on Sharad Purnima.{{sfn|Rajasthan Government}}

See also

References

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  • {{cite book | last=Gupta | first=Savitri | title=Rajasthan [district Gazetteers]: Sawai Madhopur | volume=23 | series=Rajasthan [district Gazetteers] | url={{Google books|WjFuAAAAMAAJ|page=|keywords=chamatkarji|text=|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=The Gazette of India | year=1981 }}
  • {{cite book | last1=Joshi | first1=Jagat Pati | author-link1=J. P. Joshi | last2=Deva | first2=Krishna | title=Inventory Of Monuments And Sites Of National Importance | volume=2 | edition=1st | url=https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/88329.pdf | publisher=Archaeological Survey of India | location=Delhi | year=2006 }}
  • {{cite web | author=ASI | url=https://asijaipurcircle.nic.in/Alanpur%20-%20Jain%20temple.html | title=Alanpur Jain temple | work=Archaeological Survey of India | access-date=20 June 2022 }}
  • {{cite web | author=IGNCA | url=https://ignca.gov.in/asi_reports/rjsmp_096.pdf | title=Chamtkari Jain Mandir | publisher=Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts | access-date=20 June 2022 }}
  • {{cite web | author=Rajasthan Government | title=Chamatkar Ji Temple | url=https://sawaimadhopur.rajasthan.gov.in/home/general-entry/detail/9323 | publisher=Government of Rajasthan | access-date=1 September 2022 }}