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Mount Abu, Rajasthan · 24.6280°, 72.7230°
Marble carving's furthest point: five temples whose ceilings, cusped toranas and lotus pendants are cut to translucency — artisans, the account goes, were paid by the weight of marble dust they removed. Built by ministers of the Solanki court, they remain fully active Jain tirthas beside their fame as monuments.
The knotted-serpent pendant of the Luna Vasahi and the Vimal Vasahi's 360-idol elephant cell honour renunciant merchant-statesmen — Vastupala and Tejapala's inscription prays the temples last 'as long as sun and moon endure'.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-26 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chaulukya–Vaghela