Front doors in Lodhurva (Jaisalmer district/ Rajasthan, India)
(February 2017)
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Some photos of the Jain-Temple in the village Lodhurva (near Jaisalmer/ Rajasthan, India).
The significance of the flagpole, of which there are several on the temple towers, is unknown to me.
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A Parshvanatha figure in a Jain temple in Lodhurva (near Jaisalmer/ Rajasthan, India). Parshvanatha, a historical person, is considered the 23rd of 24 supreme dharma preachers in Jainism.
The village of Lodhurva is an important Jain center.
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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