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title: "Dilwara Jain Temples: Mount Abu Marble Shrines"
description: "The Dilwara Jain Temples near Mount Abu are five 11th–13th-century marble shrines famed for ceiling carving. A recurring UPSC GS1 art-and-culture topic."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Dilwara Jain Temples are a complex of five marble Śvetāmbara Jain temples near Mount Abu, Rajasthan, built between the 11th and 13th centuries CE.
- Who built the Dilwara Jain Temples and when?
- What architectural school do the Dilwara temples belong to?
- How do Dilwara temples differ from Khajuraho and Ranakpur?
- Why are the Dilwara temples significant for UPSC art-and-culture preparation?

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In 1031 CE, Vimal Shah, a minister of the Chaulukya ruler Bhīma I, commissioned the Vimal Vasahi temple at Dilwara near Mount Abu, dedicating it to the first Tīrthankara, Ādinātha.

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