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. 147