After dispatching our driver Khan in Jodphur (more on that later), we found a taxi to take us to Udaipur. On the way we stopped briefly at one of the most important Jain temples in India. The temple is in the small village of Ranakpur and was built in the 15th century. It is entirely carved in white marble and is a complex maze of 29 interconnected "halls." There are apparently 1444 pillars inside, with no two alike - we didn't even try to count...
The temple itself is stunning and hopefully the pictures convey some of it's beauty:
From here it's only a short drive to Udaipur, our next stop on the Rajasthan trail.
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