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A Hill with 863 Temples in India

Hill Satrunjaya in Palitana (India) is the most sacred pilgrimage sites of the religion of Jainism , present in India Eastern, Central and South West. Jainism, Palitana is a sacred place where the hill is literally covered with temples in many shapes and sizes:

The Jain religion is the seventh number of the faithful in India , and his teaching promotes among other guidelines that all beings are worthy of respect, therefore the greatest sin is to cause harm to a living being, as well as land or the souls of the water or air.

A Hill with 863 Temples in India, temples Shatrunjaya Palitana Jains Jainism India

There are hundreds of temples in Palitana every year visited by millions of tourists, scattered on a hill of 67 meter high average elevation, the sum total amounts to 1,250 temples. The complex concentrates more than 27,000 stone Jain idols and marbles decorating the derasar, or temples of Jainism.

The derasar , are generally of marble, especially the newer ones, the target clear as possible. Derasar temples are characterized by its many marble pillars carved to perfection. As a visitor, the rules of access to derasar are often strict: laundry and almost no use, do not chew, do not have any bleeding wound, among others.

A Hill with 863 Temples in India, temples Shatrunjaya Palitana Jains Jainism India

The temples on the hill of Shatrunjaya are carved in marble, and were built by generations of Jains over 900 years. The number of temples is amazing, and being an abode of the gods, no one is allowed to spend a full night in the place.

A Temple Carved into the Mountain in India

In neighborhoods of the city of Ellora in India, there are a number of temples and caves completely carved into the side of a mountain belonging to different periods and religious groups and remain as an impressive example of architecture troglodyte. The most impressive temple is Kailassa, considered the world’s largest sculpture carved from a single stone.

Just to “emerge” Kailassa Temple ( Kailash), some 200,000 tons of stone were removed, carving chisels, which delayed the finish of the work for a century.

A Temple Carved into the Mountain in India, temples places Kailassa Temple India Ellora Asia

The religious complex dedicated to Shiva, a Hindu god, includes a sanctuary with interior rooms also carved into a mountainside, and symbolizing Mount Kailasa, the abode of Lord Shiva in the Himalayas.

The construction techniques are derived from other temples without end in the environment. According to research, the techniques used were terracing blocks from above, while the rocks removed, were probably sold in order to afford the work.

The construction method is very reminiscent of cities like Petra in Jordan, excavated and carved in stone.