Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Jainism
The correct answer is Jainism. - The Dilwara Temples or Delvada Temples are a group of svetambara Jain temples located about 2+1⁄2 kilometers from the Mount Abu settlement in Sirohi District, Rajasthan's only hill station.
- Dilwara temples are associated with the Jainism religion.
- The earliest were built by Vimal Shah and supposedly designed or at least financed by Vastupala, Jain minister of Dholka.
- They date between the 11th and 16th centuries, forming some of the most famous monuments in the style of Māru-Gurjara architecture, famous for their use of very pure white marble and intricate marble carvings.
- They are managed by Seth Shri Kalyanji Anandji, Sirohi and are a pilgrimage place for Jains, and a significant general tourist attraction.
- Although Jains built many temples at other places in Rajasthan, the Dilwara temples are believed to be the most impressive.
- Jain architecture developed largely as an offshoot of Hindu and Buddhist styles.
- It cannot be accredited with a style of its own. Compared to the number of Hindu temples in India, Jain temples are few and spaced out.
- The regional styles of Jain temple architecture are easily distinguishable in different parts of the country.
- Early Jain temple architecture was mostly rock-cut and bricks were hardly used. In later years, however, brick temples were constructed on a large scale.
- At the same time, they also deviated from Hindu and Buddhist sites to build on their own.
- The majority of Jain temples in India consist of three core building elements:
- Image chamber Garbhagriha
- Hall Mandapa
- Porch
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