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Kanch Mandir
कंच मन्दिर
Indore, Madhya Pradesh · 22.7470°, 75.8690°
Shantinatha, the sixteenth TirthankaraModernMansion form with canopied balcony and shikhara, lined throughout with glass and mirror mosaic
Sacred since
1903 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
begun c. 1903
Modern
History & significance
A Jain temple at Itwaria Bazar in Indore built by the trader and industrialist Sir Seth Hukumchand Jain beside his own mansion, its interior faced entirely in mirrors and coloured glass. It remains the focus of Indore's Jain processions and festivals.