<P> The Dilwara Temples ( Gujarati : અાબુના દેલવાડા ) of India are located about 21⁄2 kilometres from Mount Abu , Rajasthan 's only hill station . These Jain temples were built by Vimal Shah and designed by Vastupal - Tejpal , Jain laymen , between the 11th and 13th centuries AD and are famous for their use of marble and intricate marble carvings . The five marble temples of Dilwara are a sacred pilgrimage place of the Jains . Some consider them to be one of the most beautiful Jain pilgrimage sites in the world . The temples have an opulent entranceway , the simplicity in architecture reflecting Jain values like honesty and frugality . The temples are in the midst of a range of forested hills . A high wall shrouds the temple complex . </P>
<P> The Dilwara Temples ( Gujarati : અાબુના દેલવાડા ) of India are located about 21⁄2 kilometres from Mount Abu , Rajasthan 's only hill station . These Jain temples were built by Vimal Shah and designed by Vastupal - Tejpal , Jain laymen , between the 11th and 13th centuries AD and are famous for their use of marble and intricate marble carvings . The five marble temples of Dilwara are a sacred pilgrimage place of the Jains . Some consider them to be one of the most beautiful Jain pilgrimage sites in the world . The temples have an opulent entranceway , the simplicity in architecture reflecting Jain values like honesty and frugality . The temples are in the midst of a range of forested hills . A high wall shrouds the temple complex . </P>
who built the famous dilwara temple at mount abu in rajasthan in the 13th century
who built the famous dilwara temple at mount abu in rajasthan in the 13th century
Vimal Shah
Vimal Shah