Indore: The city’s glass temple is famous not only in Madhya Pradesh but in the whole country. Although temples are symbols of spirituality, but this temple is also famous for its architecture, texture and beauty along with spirituality. This glass temple of Indore is also so famous for its beauty and grandeur that foreign tourists also come to see it.
Actually, Kanch Mandir of Indore has completed 110 years of its establishment. The entire interior of this temple is made of glass. From roof to pillars, doors, windows, chandeliers everything is made of glass. The special thing is that the glass used in this temple was imported from Belgium and the artisans who made it came from Iran.
People from different communities come to visit this temple of Jain society and admire its beauty with darshan. The construction of the temple was started in 1913 by ‘Sir Seth Hukumchand’ of Indore, in which the idol of Lord Shantinath is made of black marble, Adinath and Chandraprabhu are made of white marble.
no cement used
Naresh Jain, the manager of the Kanch Mandir, told that 110 years ago, glass was imported from Belgium for the construction of the temple, which was made beautifully by Iranian artisans. Whereas the stone and its artisans came from Rajasthan. Cement has not been used in any way in the construction of this temple, rather the whole temple has been connected with lime. Seth Hukumchand has built many other grand temples. He was given the title of ‘Sir’ by the British. Told that the name of Seth Hukumchand, who was called the Cotton King, used to run till the New York Stock Exchange.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : March 27, 2023, 17:03 IST