Ranakpur · Temple Guide
Ranakpur Jain Temple: 1,444 Pillars, Timings & How to Visit
In a forested valley about 90 km from Udaipur stands the Chaumukha Adinath temple — a 15th-century marble structure carried on 1,444 carved pillars, of which, tradition holds, no two are alike. It is quieter and less visited than the great forts, and for many travellers it is the thing they remember longest.
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The temple
A forest
of carved marble
The temple was begun in the 15th century under the patronage of Rana Kumbha — the same ruler who raised Kumbhalgarh — and dedicated to Adinath, the first Jain tirthankara. Chaumukha means four-faced: the shrine opens in four directions, so the deity looks out towards all of them.
The 1,444 pillars are the traditional count, and the claim that no two carvings match is part of the temple's own telling of itself rather than something anyone has audited. Standing among them, it is entirely believable. The ceilings, the domes and the great carved brackets reward a slow, quiet hour.
Before you go
Timings, dress code
and photography
- ✓Non-Jain visitors are generally admitted from around midday until late afternoon; mornings are reserved for worship. The exact hours shift — confirm on the day.
- ✓Dress modestly: shoulders and knees covered. This is enforced.
- ✓Leather is not permitted inside — belts, bags, wallets and shoes. Leave them in the vehicle.
- ✓Photography is restricted and a camera fee may apply. Ask at the entrance before you lift a lens.
- ✓Allow at least ninety minutes. Rushing this temple is the one regret people report.
Getting there
How to reach
Ranakpur
Ranakpur is about 90 km from Udaipur, roughly two to two and a half hours through the Aravalli hills, and about 160 km from Jodhpur. Kumbhalgarh sits around 50 km away, and the two are nearly always combined into a single day.
Take Kumbhalgarh in the morning and Ranakpur in the afternoon — the temple's midday opening for non-Jain visitors makes the reverse order a wasted drive.
Planning the drive yourself? Our route guide has the distances, the drive times and the order to do things in.
Udaipur to Ranakpur: distances & route →Rangeelo Rajasthan
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