RANAKPUR
The Chaturmukha Jain Temple of Ranakpur In the heart of the remote and
enchanting valley of the Arvallis, skirting the rivulet Maghai and
enveloped in the solitude of the surrounding forest, stands, in solemn
grandeur, the Chaturmukha Jain Temple of Rishabhadeva. Placed on a lofty
plinth, the three-storeyed marble edifice, to which the genius of the
artist has imparted exquisite artistic grace, and which his deep
devotion has endowed with serene spiritual dignity is, verily, a poem in
stone. Majestic yet in complete harmony with Mother Nature, in whose
beautiful lap it rests, this magnificent monument of devotional
architecture seems bathed in celestial bliss. The very hills around,
dwarfed by its imposing bearing, appear absorbed in mute meditation, as
if spell-bound.