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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Jagdish Temple
| image = Jagdish_Temple_Udaipur.jpg
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| map_type = India Rajasthan
| map_caption = Location in Udaipur
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| coordinates = {{coord|24|34|47.4024|N|73|41|1.899|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Rajasthan]]
| district = [[Udaipur district]]
| locale = [[Udaipur]]
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'''Jagdish Temple''' is a large [[Hindu]] temple in the middle of [[Udaipur]] in [[Rajasthan]], just outside the royal palace. It has been in continuous worship since 1651. A big tourist attraction, the temple was originally called the temple of Jagannath Rai but is now called Jagdish-ji. It is a major [[monument]] in Udaipur.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jagdish Temple|url=http://www.udaipur.org.uk/temples/jagdish-temple.html|website=udaipur.org.uk|publisher=Udaipur India|access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref>

==Overview==
[[File:Jagdish Temple Udaipur 1949.jpg|thumb|left|Jagdish Temple in 1949]]
The Jagdish Temple is raised on a tall terrace and was completed in 1651. It attaches a double-storey Mandapa (hall) to a double-storey saandhara (with a covered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal samavarna (bellroof) 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.<ref>[http://www.fullstopindia.com/shri-jagdish-temple-the-largest-temple-in-udaipur-rajasthan/ Shri Jagdish Temple, the Largest Temple in Udaipur, Rajasthan]</ref>

Lanes taking off from many of the sheharpanah (city wall) converge on the Jagdish Temple. It was built by [[Jagat Singh I|Maharana Jagat Singh]] in 1651.<ref>{{cite web|title=My Kind of Place: Udaipur, India|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-life/travel/my-kind-of-place-udaipur-india|website=thenational.ae|publisher=thenational|access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref> Jagdish Temple is a splendid example of either Māha Māru or [[Māru-Gurjara architecture]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=Royal Umbrellas of Stone: Memory, Politics, and Public Identity in Rajput Funerary|last=Bose|first=Melia Belli|publisher=BRILL|year=1997|isbn=9004300562}}</ref> decorated by beautiful and ornate carvings. A short walk from the city palace will bring you to this temple. The temple sanctum has an idol of the deity Lord [[Jagannath]], in local parlance of God [[Vishnu]] or God [[Krishna]], carved out of a single black stone, resplendent with four arms, flowers and finery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trayaan.com/2015/12/udaipur-city-of-lakes-rajasthan-historical-palaces-monuments.html|title=Udaipur - The City of Lakes|date=2015-12-02|website=trayaan.com|access-date=2016-10-05}}</ref> Four smaller shrines, dedicated to Lord [[Ganesha]], [[Surya]], Goddess [[Shakti]] and Lord [[Shiva]] form a circle around the main shrine, housing the idol of Lord Vishnu. It is said that an estimated RS 1.5 million (or 1,500,000) ($22023. 21) was spent to construct the building in 1651.

==Gallery==
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File:Carved elephants on the walls of Jagdish Mandir.jpg|Elephant carvings on Jagdish Mandir
File:Jagdish_Temple_05.jpg| Women during a prayer
File:Jagdish Temple - sculptures du sikhara.jpg|Mural Statues and Sculptures
File:Udaipur_Temple_Street_(1580568439).jpg| festive decorations
File:John_Gleich_-_The_Jagdish_Temple,_Udaipur,_Rajasthan.jpg|Painting by [[John Gleich]] (1879 - c.1927)
File:20191207 Jagdish Temple, Udaipur, 0609 7008.jpg|Sculptures on wall. Instrument resembling [[Rudra veena]], far left.
File:20191207 Jagdish Temple, Udaipur, 0608 7004.jpg|Sculptures of musicians and dancers.
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Jagdish Temple}}
* [https://www.itslife.in/travel/jagdish-temple-rajasthan Sanctum and Deity]
* [https://udaipurbox.com/jagdish-temple-udaipur Jagdish Temple Udaipur]

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{{Hindu temples in Rajasthan}}

[[Category:Tourist attractions in Udaipur]]
[[Category:Vishnu temples]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1651]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Udaipur]]
[[Category:1651 establishments in the Mughal Empire]]
[[Category:Māru-Gurjara architecture]]

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