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Dadabari Jain Mandir

New-Delhi

At the entrance you can read this notice:

This is believed to be the oldest Jain temple in Delhi. It is dedicated to Jain Acharya Dada Gurudev Shri Manidhari Jinchandra Suriji whose last rites were performed here in Sambat 1223. Originally build in the late Mughal period, it has been rebuilt later.

Indeed Karman Kumar understood at the age of ten that in this world everybody feels joy and sorrow according to one’s own deeds. So he asked his parents to become monk, known as Dada Gurudev.

Outside the main Sanctorum you'll find these remarkable labyrinths of stairways, connecting different small shrines. He must have been a funny man who designed these stairs, pleasant to follow running through curving small tunnels. You can see in this small detail how it inspired me to add in the same mood some B&W feet.

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
ISO-1600
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/400 seconds full exif


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Thomas08-Feb-2009 08:41
Fantastic composition and storytelling image!
Guest 14-Apr-2008 14:25
Beautiful lines and i like the story behind too; excellent shot!
Guest 14-Apr-2008 09:59
Fantastic composition. V.