Jain House Temple in the Asian Art Museum in Berlin
Jain house temple
Western India, Gujarat • 18th c. • teak, partly painted • purchased 1967 from Stolper Galleries,
I 10037
Wealthy Jain families often have their own shrine room for daily devotions. There, the family’s consecrated cult images are worshiped.
This shrine is particularly elaborate: it is a complete temple in a small format. The faithful used to open the shrine only for worship.