Ranakpur, Pali, Rajasthan · 25.1162°, 73.4728°
The Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara: a four-faced Adinatha at the heart of a three-storey mandala borne on 1,444 carved columns, no two alike, whose count tradition says can never be completed. Light shifts through the ivory marble all day; with Dilwara it defines the summit of western Indian temple craft.
Dharna Shah, a Porwal minister, dreamt of the celestial vehicle Nalinigulma and vowed to build its likeness; the architect Depaka alone matched the dream. Rana Kumbha granted the land — and the town took his name, Rana-pur.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-26 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Mewar (Sisodia)