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India Trip - 2016 - Jodhpur to Udaipur - Page 1

Have you ever heard about a Royal Enfield Bullet being worshipped?

The small village of Chotila , Rajasthan, worships a Royal Enfield and his dead owner, the way devotees worship their gods. Residents of village have built a small temple for the motorbike and his dead owner, Om Singh Rathore, also known as Om Banna or Bullet Baba, on National Highway 65 in Pali, Rajasthan

The above photographs show the location of the accident.....

 

Our driver stops and prays on every trip past here.....

Then tays a coloured string on the bike......

This place has totally been rebuilt after being deserted for years.....

It is the Ranakpur Temple

The temple is said to have been built by Seth Dharna Sah (a Jain businessman) with the aid of Rana Kumbha, who ruled Mewar in the 15th century. Ranakpur got its name after the name of the Rajput Monarch and likewise the temples. The temple complex is positioned in an isolated valley on the western side of the Aravalli Range. The Jain Temples of Ranakpur are certainly creditable for their splendid architecture. This temple is wholly constructed in light coloured marble and comprises a basement covering an area of 48000 sq feet. There are more than 1400 exquisitely carved pillars that support the temple.

Jainism, traditionally known as Jain dharma, is an ancient Indian religion that prescribes the path of ahiṃsā towards all living beings. The path practiced and preached by Jinas is Jainism, and the followers of the path are called Jains. Jains believe that a human being who has conquered all inner passions comes to possess omniscience; such a person is called a Jina. Jain philosophy distinguishes the soul from the body. Jains believe that all living beings are really soul, intrinsically perfect and immortal.

 

Place is covered with Black Faced Monkeys (Indian langurs)

Getting these pests off your car is interesting!