महाराणा कुम्भा (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य के अद्वितीय विजेता, निर्माता व विद्वान्)

Maharana Kumbha.
time, the Chaumukha Temple of Ranpur is the
most important. It was erected in the Sadri
Pass leading from the western descent of the
highlands of Mewar, and is dedicated to
Rishabnath or Rishabdeva, the first of the
Jaina Tirthankaras. It is situated in a spot
evidently selected for its natural beauties.
Ranpur lies in the Desuri district of the
Marwar State. Originally it was a part of
Mewar, when Godwar was incorporated with
it. When, however, Godwar was ceded in the
18th century to Marwar; Desuri, and with it
Ranpur, ceased to be a part of the Maharana's
dominions. Ranpur is a village lying 6 miles
to the south of Sādari, the chief town of
Desuri. It is situated in a valley piercing the
western flank of Adābāla hills which name has
been corrupted into Aravalli¹. A more lovely
spot is not to be found in the whole of Marwar.
Ranpur contains several temples, the most
celebrated of which is the Chaumukha Temple
dedicated to the first Jaina Tirthankara
Adinath or Rishabdeva, and because of it,
¹ Dr. D. R. Bhandarkar's article in the Annual Report
of the Archæological Survey of India, 1907-8, p. 205.
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