Osian

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Osian is an ancient town in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its cluster of beautifully carved Hindu and Jain temples dating back to the early medieval period.

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Osian canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical town ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
town ⓘ
architectureFeature elaborate toranas ⓘ
mandapas ⓘ
shikharas ⓘ
architectureStyle Nagara style ⓘ
climateType arid ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalRegion Rajasthan ⓘ
district Jodhpur district ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity local trade ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFestival Navratri celebrations at Sachiya Mata Temple ⓘ
hasHeritageType temple town ⓘ
hasLanguageSpoken Hindi ⓘ
Rajasthani ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Jodhpur ⓘ
hasTemple Harihara temples ⓘ
linked to: Vishnu temples

Mahavira Jain Temple ⓘ
Sachiya Mata Temple ⓘ
Sun Temple ⓘ
Surya temple complex ⓘ
hasTransportConnection railway station on Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line ⓘ
road link to Jodhpur ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monuments under Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
historicalEraOfMajorMonuments early medieval period ⓘ
knownFor Hindu temples ⓘ
Jain temples ⓘ
early medieval temple architecture ⓘ
intricate stone carvings ⓘ
locatedIn Thar Desert ⓘ
locatedInSubcontinent Indian subcontinent ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
locatedNear Jodhpur ⓘ
majorConstructionCenturies 10th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
materialUsed sandstone ⓘ
nearbyAttraction sand dunes ⓘ
primaryDeityAtSite Mahavira ⓘ
Sachiya Mata ⓘ
region Marwar ⓘ
religiousSignificance Hindu pilgrimage site ⓘ
Jain pilgrimage site ⓘ
religiousTraditionPresent Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
state Rajasthan ⓘ
tourismCategory heritage tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ

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