Temple

==Jain temples==
{{Main|Jain temple}}
{{see also|List of Jain temples}}
[[File:Jain Temple Ranakpur.jpg|thumb|[[Ranakpur Jain temple]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].]]

A Jain temple, called a [[Derasar]], is the [[place of worship]] for [[Jainism|Jains]], the followers of [[Jainism]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Babb |first=Lawrence, A |url=https://archive.org/details/absentlordasceti0000babb |title=Absent lord: ascetics and kings in a Jain ritual culture |publisher=Published [[University of California Press]] |year=1996 |page=[https://archive.org/details/absentlordasceti0000babb/page/66 66] |url-access=registration}}</ref> Some famous Jain temples are [[Shikharji]], [[Palitana temples]], [[Ranakpur Jain temple]], [[Shravan Belgola]], [[Dilwara Temples]] and [[Lal Mandir]]. Jain temples are built with various architectural designs. Jain temples in North India are completely different from the Jain temples in South India, which in turn are quite different from Jain temples in West India. Additionally, a ''[[manastambha]]'' (literally 'column of honor') is a pillar that is often constructed in front of Jain temples.