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Bikaner, Rajasthan · 28.0047°, 73.3007°
A three-storey Svetambara Jain temple in Bikaner built in red sandstone with yellow-stone carving, famous for its frescoes, leaf paintings and mirror work depicting the lives of the twenty-four Tirthankaras. It is a protected monument of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Local tradition claims that forty thousand kilograms of ghee were used instead of water in mixing the mortar for the temple.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Oswal merchant patronage