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Las Vegas Jain Temple Story:
This Jain temple was constructed for the 1904 St. Louis World's fair, termed 'Louisiana Purchase Exposition'. The Jain temple was made of teakwood and was a copy of a white marble temple 8 times as large at Palitana
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Las Vegas Jain Temple Story:
This Jain temple was constructed for the 1904 St. Louis World's fair, termed 'Louisiana Purchase Exposition'. The Jain temple was made of teakwood and was a copy of a white marble temple 8 times as large at Palitana
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The reproduction took 2 years work of 65 artists and was made expressly for the fair. The beauty of the temple is that it can be dismantled into approx. 1600 parts and can be boxed. The structure is of the size 15 ft X 20 ft X 35 ft high and weighs nearly 4500 Kg.
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The temple is a rare surviving eg. of Indian tradition of wooden architecture. It is believed that it was originally carved at the Ahmedabad Woodcarving Co. jointly run by Maganbhai Hutheesing and Lockwood de Forest, a painter & an architect of New York city.
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Lala Deen Dayal (1844 - 1905) was born in Meerut in a Jain family of jewellers. He is considered as a pioneer of Indian photography. Nizam of Hyderabad appointed him as his court photographer & conferred upon him the title of "Raja".
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Lala Deen Dayal (1844 - 1905) was born in Meerut in a Jain family of jewellers. He is considered as a pioneer of Indian photography. Nizam of Hyderabad appointed him as his court photographer & conferred upon him the title of "Raja".
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He set up his first studio in Indore in 1868. Later he set up studios in Hyderabad and Bombay. He took more than 6000 photographs. In 2006 Indian Govt issued a stamp to honour him.
The below photograph is of the ceiling of Jain Temple at Chittorgarh taken in 1882.
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The below photograph is of the ceiling of Jain Temple at Chittorgarh taken in 1882.
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Lala Deen Dayal was appointed as the photographer to the Viceroy of India in 1885. In 1905-06, he accompanied the Royal tour of the Prince & Princess of Wales.
The below photograph is of Jain Idols in TinTal Cave of Ellora taken in 1889.
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The below photograph is of Jain Idols in TinTal Cave of Ellora taken in 1889.
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T 200
It is said that the mothers of would-be Tirthankaras witness 14 auspicious objects in their dreams. Mata Trishala also had these dreams, which filled her with wonder. She told King Sidharth about the dreams. He told her that these dreams seemed very auspicious.
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It is said that the mothers of would-be Tirthankaras witness 14 auspicious objects in their dreams. Mata Trishala also had these dreams, which filled her with wonder. She told King Sidharth about the dreams. He told her that these dreams seemed very auspicious.
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The 1st dream Queen Trishala had was of an Elephant.
This dream indicated that Queen would give birth to a child with exceptionally good character. The four tusk signified that he would guide the spiritual chariot with its four components: monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen.
This dream indicated that Queen would give birth to a child with exceptionally good character. The four tusk signified that he would guide the spiritual chariot with its four components: monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen.
The 2nd dream Queen Trishala had was of a Bull. The bull was noble, grand and had a majestic hump. Its horns were superb and sharply pointed.
This dream indicated that her son would be highly religious and spiritual teacher. He would help cultivate religion.
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This dream indicated that her son would be highly religious and spiritual teacher. He would help cultivate religion.
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