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Ossian
Temple
The
temples of here are among the earliest of all medieval temples of
Rajasthan. Ruins of several temples dot the present day Ossian.
The earlier temples are almost like miniature shrines, some only
eight feet in height. Among these intricately carved red sandstone
edifices, three are dedicated to Harihara- or the union of Vishnu
and Shiva. Profously carved from their raising plinths, pillars
and right upto the very pinnacle of the spires, these temples are
considered architectural masterpieces even by foreign scholars
such as Percy Brown, James Burgess and Herman Goetz.
Among the oldest group of temples stands the Sun temple which was
built in 10th century. They are often compared to the carvings of
the Sun temple of Konark. According to records , right in the
middle of the town stood a another magnificent Sun temple. This,
and a score other beautiful shrines were subsequently destroyed
during the Turkish and Afghan invasions of India. Out of the more
than 100 temples this town once had, barely 16 stand today. Even
these have been ravaged by time.
Although majority of the temples at Ossian have decayed with time
and have even lost images of their deities- the one temple that
remains vibrant is the shrine of Sachiyamata on a nearby hillock.
Built in 1234 A.D, this temple was dedicated to Durga or
Mahisasura Mardini. Today it has become a very important shrine
for Jains.
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Jagdish
Temple
 Located
only 150 metres north of the entrance to the City Palace, this fine
Indo-Aryan templewas built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1651 and
enshrines a black stone image of Vishnu an Jagannath. Lord of the
Universe. A brass image of the Garuda is in a shrine in front o f
the temple and the steps up to the temple are flanked by elephants.
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Adhar
Devi Temple (Mt Abu)
Three km out of the
town, 200 steep steps lead to this Durga temple built in a natural
cleft in the rock. You have to stoop to get through the low entrance
to the temple. There are good views over Mt Abu form up here.
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Dilwara
Temples (Mt Abu)
 These
Jain Temples are Mt Abu, main attraction and amongst the finest
exaples of Jain architecture in India. The complex includes two
temples in which the art of carving marble reached unsurpassed
heights. The older of the temples is the Vimal Vasahi, built in 1031
and dedicated to the first tirthankar, Adinath. The central shrine
has an image of Adinath, while around the courtyard are 52 identical
cells, each with a Buddha-like cross legged image
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Bhand
Sagar Temple
The
16th-century Jain temple to the 23rd tirthankar, Parasvanath, is the
most important of the complex. Others include the Chintanai temple
of 1505 and the Adinath Temple. there is a fine view of the city
wall and surrounding countryside from the park behind the temple.
Devi
Kund:- Eight km east of Bikaner,
this is the site of the royal chhatris of many of the Bika dynasty
rulers. The white marbel chhatri of Maharaja Surat Singh isamont the
most imposing.
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Nasiyan
Temple
The
REd Temple on Prithviraj Marg is a Jain temple built last century.
Its double-storey hall contains a series of large. gilt wooded
figures from Jain mythology which depict the Jain concept of the
ancient world. It,s centanly worth a visit. A sign in the temple
warns tht Smoking and chewing of beatles is prohibited.
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