About Jagdish Temple
Just 150 metres from the Barapole, the main gate of the City Palace, Jagdish Temple is Udaipur's largest temple, built in 1651 by Maharana Jagat Singh in the Indo-Aryan architectural style. Two towering stone elephants flank its entrance, and a stone slab inscription at the front records its connection to Jagat Singh. Reaching the main shrine means climbing 32 steps, at the top of which sits a brass image of Garuda, Lord Vishnu's vahana, keeping watch over the sanctum.
Inside, the temple centres on 'Lord Jagdish', also called Jagannath, a black-stone idol of Vishnu with four arms holding the Shankha (conch), Chakra (discus), Padma (lotus) and Gada (mace). Four smaller shrines dedicated to Shiva, Ganesh, Durga and the Sun god encircle the main sanctum. The temple's three storeys each carry 50 intricately carved pillars, and its walls are richly decorated with carvings of elephants, horsemen, dancers and musicians beneath a 79-foot pyramidal spire.
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A Canvas of Stone Carving
The temple's exterior walls are covered in detailed relief carvings of elephants, musicians, dancers and horsemen, wrapping around the base of its tall shikhara (spire). Inside, the main deity is worshipped as Jagannath, one of Vishnu's names meaning “Lord of the Universe,” and the same form enshrined at the famous Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.
Three-Story Shikhara
A soaring spire covered in carved figures, visible from much of the surrounding old city.
Elephant Guardians
Two large stone elephants flank the temple's entrance steps.
Garuda Shrine
A separate brass Garuda image sits atop the entrance steps, facing the main sanctum.
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