Bhulvani Temple

Published: 24.03.2016



The Bhulavani - Central Shrine

The Bhulavani or Labyrinth is a large building divided into a series of small crypt-like chambers with an elaborate domed ceiling built in the 18th cenury. The central shrine has an unusual opening in the floor which enables to look an image in a sunken storey. The pillars have tall square bases and polygonal shafts with ornamental motifs.

Satrunjaya is an ancient Jain place of pilgrimage where it is believed that Adinatha, the first Jain Tirthankara visited several times and his disciple Pundarika obtained enlightenment.

There are many hundreds of multi-spired temples on the two summits of the hill in the town of Palitana, Gujarat. The sanctuaries are grouped in fortified enclosures or tuks, named after their founders.

  • Satrunjaya Jain Temples

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Photograph of the Bhulvani temple, Satrunjaya from James Burgess, 'The Temples of Satrunjaya, the celebrated Jain place of pilgrimage...' by Skyes and Dwyer in 1869.
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