Vedi Temple — the octagonal Jain consecration shrine built by Rana Kumbha himself.
Day-trippers from Udaipur photograph the 36-km perimeter wall and Badal Mahal then leave. Tucked between them is the Vedi Temple — a three-storey octagonal Jain shrine on a raised platform with 36 carved pillars supporting a domical ceiling, commissioned by Rana Kumbha himself in 1457 CE as a consecration vedi (altar). A rare instance of a Mewar Hindu monarch personally building a Jain ritual space inside a defensive fort.WHY NOBODY KNOWS
Climb the flight of steps for the symmetry of the 36-pillar interior — there are very few octagonal three-storey Jain shrines anywhere in north India. The dome carvings reward a slow walk, especially in late-afternoon side light.
