Sanganer

Sanganer is a town/tehsil (an administrative division) situated in Jaipur district, Rajasthan, 16 km south of state capital Jaipur. Jaipur has been divided in 13 Sub divisions and Sanganer is one of these 13 Sub divisions.^[1] It is famous for textile printing, handmade paper industry, and for Jain temples. Sanganer prints are one of its own kinds, for the reason that the patterns in bright colours are always printed on white backgrounds. Sanganeri Hand block printing received the geographical indication (GI) tag in 2010.^[2]

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Sanganer
Town
Jain temple, Sanghiji
Sanganer Location in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Show map of Jaipur Sanganer Sanganer (Rajasthan) Show map of Rajasthan Sanganer Sanganer (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26.8221137°N 75.7418554°E / 26.8221137; 75.7418554
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaipur
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	302029
Vehicle registration	RJ-14
Nearest city	Jaipur
Climate	Hot and dry (Köppen)

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The handmade paper industry began with the idea of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1728. Around ten handmade paper industries are present in Sanganer. Krishan Lal Balmiki the member of Rajya Sabha, was also from Sanganer (born 10 July 1942, died 21 April 2010). Sanganer is also a legislative assembly of Rajasthan and current MLA of Sanganer is Bhajan Lal Sharma who is also serving Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

The nearby located is one of the biggest Rajasthan housing board colony, Pratap Nagar. EPIP (Export Promotion Industrial Park) Sitapura is also located in this place. Muhana and Muhana Mandi is 6 km from town.

Jaipur Airport is located in Sanganer. Ch Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) and Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) are two institutes located in Sanganer.

The history of the Sanganeri prints is around 500 years old.^[3] The origin of these prints came around during the 16th and 17th centuries. And by the end of the 18th century, Sanganer was a well-established production house of these block printing textiles.

The Sanganeri prints are widely known for their delicate and fine designs. Originally, Sanganeri prints used to be created on a white and off white fabrics. However, nowadays, other fabrics are also being used as bases.

The prints of Sanganer comprise delicate floral patterns. These flower motifs are generally known as 'Buttas'.^[4] The elaborate detailing of the flowers and the petals is very exclusive to the Sanganeri prints.

Today, the textile market of Sanganer is famous in India and around the world for its unique blend of traditional and traditional styles of printing.^[5]

Sanganer is a famous pilgrimage town for the Jain community because of a very ancient Jain temple made of red stone. The ancient Shri Digamber Jain temple of Sanganer is 16 km from Jaipur. In this temple the principal deity is the Lord Adinath (Rishabh Dev).^[6] The ancient Shri Digambara Jain temple of Sanganer has fine carvings that are comparable to the Dilwara Temples of Mount Abu that are built in many phases. The last phase of this temple was completed in the 10th century A.D., according to an inscription of V.S. 1011 in one of the Toranas. It has sky-high shikharas and the inner sanctum is a stone shrine with sky-high eight shikharas (pinnacles).

In the midst of underground portion, there is located an ancient small temple guarded by the Yaksha. The sacred temple has seven underground floors which are kept closed due to old religious beliefs and visitors are not allowed to see them. It is said^{[by whom?]} that only a Balyati ascetic Digambara saint can enter it and able to bring out the idols of this underground temple for a limited period, which is declared and decided previously. The idols thus brought out for viewing (Darshan) of devotees, must be placed back within auspicious signs. The temple came to light when Muni Sudhasagar Ji, a disciple of Acharya Vidyasagar Ji visited the underground floors. He brought valuable, never seen before, Jain Murti made of precious stones from the underground floors in the presence of more than five lac Jain disciples.^[7]

He claimed that he encountered many Yaksha in the form of snakes who were there to protect the treasure and ordinary people cannot enter into the underground floors without seeking permission from the protector gods. The process of bringing Murti and keeping back was telecast live on various TV channels and widely covered by the media.^{[citation needed]}