Title

Shikara Adinath temple

Caption

Shikara Adinath temple, Palitana, Gujarat, India. Shri Adishwara or Rishaba Deva Temple in Palitana, Gujarat, India. The Jains sacred site of Shatrunjaya contains hundreds of Palitana temples built mostly between the 11th Century and 16th Century CE. The Shatrunjaya Hills were sanctified when Rishabha, the first tirthankara (omniscient Teaching God) of Jainism, gave his first sermon in the temple on the hill top. The ancient history of the hills is also traced to Pundarika Swami, a chief Ganadhara and gran

Date

Jul 01, 2019

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Muthuraman V

Reference

BRK22C73_453

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

95,9Mb (3,7Mb) / 17,1in x 21,8in / 5131 x 6532 (300dpi)

Keywords

16th c. 16th century Buddhist Buddhistic Deva Temple Gujarat Hindu Jain No People Palita temples ancient antique building buildings built built in construct countryside deserted empty erect erecting folklore hill hills historic historical history landscape landscape shot landscapes mound mountain mountain peak mountain top mountainous mountains mountaintop nature no one nobody old peak peaks pinnacle religious building religious site sacral building sacred building sacred site sacred sites scenery sermon sermons sixteenth century structure summit teach teaching the 1500s top traditional travel photography tutor uninhabited India Jainism Palitana characteristic culture cultures custom deva devas temple temples tradition traditions typical Asia Indian religion religions