Queen
Shringar Devi Kanakawat wife of king Man Singh got this splendid
temple constructed in the memory of her son Jagat Singh. Built
between her 1599 A.D. to 1608 A.D. this temple is an excellent
example of a palatial edifice built on a height. The locally
available stone, white marble and black stone have been used as
material of construction. What adds to the beauty of this grand
creation is the depiction of trumpeting elephants and horses
scenes from Puranas and pictorial depiction of characters as
well as some social scenes drawn in a series on high. The
mandapam of the temple is two storyed.
The temple was built by the royal queen Kanakawati to commemorate her son Jagat Singh. She wanted the temple to be a universally renowned temple and hence the nomenclature “ Jagat SinghMani” i.e. Head Jewel of the idol of Lord Vishnu.
The temple belongs to the Vaishnava cult of Hindus .It is universally worshipped.
The south Indian style of temple architecture has been used. The temple was to lie a universally renowned temple and hence the menenclature " Jagat Singh Mani" i.e. Head Jewel of the idol of Lord Vishnu.
The white idol of Vishnu is there in the shrine. An idol of Lord Krishna is also there Mira Bai the renewed devotee used to worship this idol here. This is idol called Mira Mandir.
At the entrance gate we find a beautifully ornamental toran or bracketing. Nearby in a canopy these is idol of Garudji, The vehicle of Lord Vishnu. More that eleven lac rupees were spent on construction of this temple.
The above text courtesy from the website of http://devasthan.rajasthan.gov.in/images/Jaipur/jagatshiromani.htm
In my collection i have one vintage black and white post card of this Jagat Shiromani Temple Amer.
The temple was built by the royal queen Kanakawati to commemorate her son Jagat Singh. She wanted the temple to be a universally renowned temple and hence the nomenclature “ Jagat SinghMani” i.e. Head Jewel of the idol of Lord Vishnu.
The temple belongs to the Vaishnava cult of Hindus .It is universally worshipped.
The south Indian style of temple architecture has been used. The temple was to lie a universally renowned temple and hence the menenclature " Jagat Singh Mani" i.e. Head Jewel of the idol of Lord Vishnu.
The white idol of Vishnu is there in the shrine. An idol of Lord Krishna is also there Mira Bai the renewed devotee used to worship this idol here. This is idol called Mira Mandir.
At the entrance gate we find a beautifully ornamental toran or bracketing. Nearby in a canopy these is idol of Garudji, The vehicle of Lord Vishnu. More that eleven lac rupees were spent on construction of this temple.
The above text courtesy from the website of http://devasthan.rajasthan.gov.in/images/Jaipur/jagatshiromani.htm
In my collection i have one vintage black and white post card of this Jagat Shiromani Temple Amer.
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