Jagdish-Tempel, Udaipur

When you walk through the old town direction city palace you pass by a wonderful temple - go inside!

The Jagdish Temple is a large Hindu temple in the middle of Udaipur, just outside the royal palace. It has been in continuous worship since 1651.

It is raised on a tall terrace and was completed in 1651. It attaches a double-storey hall (Mandapa) to a double-storey saandhara (with a covered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal bellroof (samavarna) while the hollow clustered spire over the sanctum contains two more, nonfunctional stories.

To reach the main shrine, one must climb 32 marble steps, intercepted by a Brass image of Garuda in the end, being the mount (vahana) of God Vishnu.

Shri Jagdish Temple is the most beautiful example of Hindu Iconography, consisting of three stories of hand carved stone, with a steeple nearly 79 feet high and is the largest temple of Udaipur.Read more