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Hutheesing Temple ((グジャラート語:હઠીસિંહનાં દેરા)) is the best known Jain temple in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. It was constructed in 1848. == History == The construction of the temple was initiated originally planned by Shet Hathisinh Kesarisinh, a wealthy Ahmedabad trader who died at 49. The construction was supervised and completed by his wife Shethani Harkunvar. The total cost was approximately Rs. 8 lakh., then a major sum. The temple is dedicated to Dharmanatha, the fifteenth Jain Tirthankar. Lockwood de Forest who was a business associate of Muggenbhai Hutheesing, the son of Sheth Hathisinh, estimated the cost as "over a million dollars".〔Handicraft, Volume 3 National League of Handicraft Societies, Wood Carving in India. Lockwood De Forest. Handicraft Publishing Company, 1911〕 The temple was built during a severe famine in Gujarat. Building the temple employed hundreds of skilled artisans which supported them for a period of two years. The temple is managed by a Hutheesing family trust. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hutheesing Jain Temple」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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