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Photography & credits

Jain Waves is grateful to the photographers and institutions who released this work freely. Every image below is used under an open licence, and every one is a photograph of a Jain site. This page lists the full credit for each — the title, the photographer, the source and the exact licence.

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Adi-purana manuscript, Indian Museum

Kolkata, West Bengal

An illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Jain Adi-purana, painted in bright pigments
Photographer:
Wingedtree
Licence:
CC BY 3.0

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Adinath Jain Temple, Goregaon

Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra

The white shikhara and facade of the Adinath Jain temple at Goregaon in Mumbai
Photographer:
RJShashwat
Licence:
CC0

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Adishwar Temple, Shatrunjaya

Palitana, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat

The carved stone shikhara of the Adishwar temple at Shatrunjaya rising above the temple walls at Palitana
Photographer:
Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium
Licence:
CC BY 2.0

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Akkana Basadi

Shravanabelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka

The carved stone ceiling of the mantapa at Akkana Basadi, a Jain temple in Shravanabelagola
Photographer:
Dineshkannambadi
Licence:
CC BY-SA 3.0

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Badami Cave 4

Badami, Bagalkot district, Karnataka

Rock-cut Digambar Jain reliefs carved into the wall of Cave 4 at Badami
Photographer:
Ms Sarah Welch
Licence:
CC0

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Chaumukha Temple, Ranakpur

Sadri, Pali district, Rajasthan

The white marble domes and spires of the Chaumukha Jain temple at Ranakpur seen from outside
Photographer:
Ingo Mehling
Licence:
CC BY-SA 3.0

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Carved white marble pillars filling the interior hall of the Ranakpur Jain temple, each one different
Photographer:
Banerjeedebasis
Licence:
CC BY-SA 4.0

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Marble pillars and carved panels inside the Ranakpur Jain temple, lit by daylight from the open courtyard
Photographer:
Acred99
Licence:
CC BY-SA 3.0

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A close view of pierced marble carving in the Ranakpur Jain temple complex
Photographer:
user:Flicka
Licence:
CC BY-SA 3.0

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Fifteenth-century marble carving on a pillar of the Ranakpur Jain temple
Photographer:
Nagarjun Kandukuru
Licence:
CC BY 2.0

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Digambar Jain Mandir, Gondegaon

Gondegaon, Nagpur district, Maharashtra

The tall spire of the Digambar Jain temple at Gondegaon in Maharashtra
Photographer:
Gajanan Jagannath Jagdale
Licence:
CC0

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Dilwara Temples

Mount Abu, Sirohi district, Rajasthan

The deeply carved concentric marble ceiling of a Dilwara Jain temple at Mount Abu
Photographer:
Internet Archive Book Images
Licence:
No restrictions

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An 1892 photograph of the Dilwara Jain temples at Mount Abu
Photographer:
Bourne & Shepherd
Licence:
Public domain

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A dense concentric marble ceiling medallion in the Dilwara Jain temples at Mount Abu
Photographer:
LinguisticDemographer at English Wikipedia
Licence:
Public domain

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Five Jina shrine, 11th century

Karnataka

An eleventh-century bronze shrine from Karnataka holding five seated Jina figures
Photographer:
Daderot
Licence:
CC0

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Girnar Jain Temples

Junagadh, Gujarat

Aerial view of the cluster of Jain temples on Girnar mountain, their white spires set against the hillside
Photographer:
Haraneeya Pankaj
Licence:
CC BY-SA 4.0

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Gommateshwara Bahubali

Shravanabelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka

The monolithic stone statue of Bahubali at Shravanabelagola, standing upright with vines carved around the legs
Photographer:
Ananth H V
Licence:
CC BY-SA 3.0

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Hutheesing Jain Temple

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

The columned facade and domes of the Hutheesing Jain temple in Ahmedabad, built in white marble
Photographer:
Arkarjun1
Licence:
CC BY-SA 3.0

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The tall carved Kirti Stambh column standing beside the Hutheesing Jain temple in Ahmedabad
Photographer:
Mahargh Shah
Licence:
CC BY-SA 3.0

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Indra Sabha, Ellora Cave 32

Ellora, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra

The tiered pyramidal tower of the monolithic Jain shrine in Indra Sabha, Cave 32 at Ellora
Photographer:
Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France
Licence:
CC BY 2.0

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Jain altarpiece, c. 1500

Western India

A metal altarpiece from around 1500 crowded with small seated Jina figures
Photographer:
Wmpearl
Licence:
CC0

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Jain manuscript folio

Gujarat

A Jain manuscript folio carrying a miniature painting alongside handwritten script
Photographer:
Nizil Shah
Licence:
CC BY-SA 4.0

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Jain temple, Mumbai

Mumbai, Maharashtra

A seated Tirthankara idol enshrined inside a Jain temple in Mumbai
Photographer:
user:Flicka
Licence:
CC BY-SA 3.0

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Jain temples, Jaisalmer Fort

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Painted and carved ceiling art inside a Jain temple in Jaisalmer
Photographer:
Suryansh Singh (DarkUnix)
Licence:
CC BY-SA 4.0

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The carved sandstone roof structure of a Jain temple inside Jaisalmer Fort
Photographer:
Shitha Valsan
Licence:
CC BY-SA 4.0

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Jaina manuscript leaf, 15th–16th century

Western India

A narrow palm-leaf-format page from a fifteenth or sixteenth century Jain manuscript, with miniature painting and script
Photographer:
Unknown (see file page)
Licence:
CC0

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Jaina manuscript page, 15th–16th century

Western India

A page from a fifteenth or sixteenth century Jain manuscript, ruled in red with a painted miniature
Photographer:
Unknown (see file page)
Licence:
CC0

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Jal Mandir, Pawapuri

Pawapuri, Nalanda district, Bihar

The white marble Jal Mandir standing in the middle of its lotus tank at Pawapuri
Photographer:
Sumitsurai
Licence:
CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kumbhariya Jain Derasar complex

Ambaji, Banaskantha district, Gujarat

The pillared interior of the Kumbhariya Jain derasar complex, with carved ceilings and a stone floor
Photographer:
Ms Sarah Welch
Licence:
CC0

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Mirpur Jain Temple

Sirohi district, Rajasthan

Carved figures and floral bands inside the dome of the Mirpur Jain temple
Photographer:
Nihir Shah23
Licence:
CC BY-SA 3.0

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Motisha Jain Derasar, Byculla

Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra

A photograph from the 1850s or 1860s showing the Motisha Jain derasar near Byculla in Bombay
Photographer:
SMU Central University Libraries
Licence:
No restrictions

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Panchakuta Basadi

Kambadahalli, Mandya district, Karnataka

The stepped Dravidian towers of the Panchakuta Basadi, a Digambar Jain temple at Kambadahalli
Photographer:
Ms Sarah Welch
Licence:
CC0

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Parshvanatha Jain Temple, Khajuraho

Khajuraho, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh

The sandstone tower and carved walls of the Parshvanatha Jain temple in the eastern group at Khajuraho
Photographer:
F3photography
Licence:
CC BY-SA 4.0

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Parshwanath Mandir, Mulund

Mulund, Mumbai, Maharashtra

The Parshwanath Jain temple at Mulund in Mumbai, seen from the street
Photographer:
Pralhad Bandivadekar
Licence:
CC BY-SA 3.0

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Shatrunjaya Tirth

Palitana, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat

The temple city of Shatrunjaya, hundreds of shrines crowded along the ridge of the sacred hill
Photographer:
Paras Shah
Licence:
CC BY-SA 4.0

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Shikharji (Sammed Shikharji)

Parasnath Hill, Giridih district, Jharkhand

A shrine on the forested ridge of Parasnath Hill at Shikharji, seen from a distance
Photographer:
Nizil Shah
Licence:
CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sonagiri Jain Temples

Datia district, Madhya Pradesh

Whitewashed Digambar Jain temples scattered across the Sonagiri hillside under an open sky
Photographer:
nkjain
Licence:
CC BY-SA 2.0

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Yakshi Kushmandini, c. 900

Karnataka

A stone sculpture of the Jain yakshi Kushmandini from Karnataka, carved around the year 900
Photographer:
Wmpearl
Licence:
CC0

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