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Where is Jagdish Temple?
A. Jaipur
B. Barmer
C. Alwar
D. Udaipur

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Hint: Apart from the Jagdish Temple, the city is a big tourist attraction. It is also called the beautiful capital of Mewar. Lake Pichola, Doodh Talai Musical Garden, Fateh Sagar Lake are other well-known places.

Complete answer:Outside the royal palace of Udaipur, the Hindu temple is situated in the middle of the city, named Jagdish Temple. People have been worshipping the temple since 1651. The temple is a major source of attraction and the temple was formerly called the Jagannath Rai temple but now people call it Jagdish-Ji. It is one of the most important heritage sites in Udaipur.
The Jagdish Temple is considered the most elegant and attractive example of Hindu Iconography and the temple consists of three stories of hand-carved stone and this colossal structure made the Jagdish Temple the largest in Udaipur.
Maharana Jagat Singh built this temple. The beautiful and decorated carvings resemble the architecture of Maru- Gurjara. The deity of Lord Jagannath locally called Lord Vishnu or Lord Krishna has been placed in the temple sanctum.
While talking about the other options,
A. Temples such as Jagat Shiromani, Akshardham, and Galjati are famous in Jaipur.
B. While in the Barmer district, Kiradu Temples, a group of ruined Hindu temples are located, the best-preserved structure among these was the Someshwara temple, dedicated to Shiva.
C. A famous Lord Shiva temple, Neelkanth Temple is situated in the district of Alwar.

Thus the correct option is D.

Note: On a huge terrace the temple has been constructed. Four minor statues of Ganesha, Surya, Shiva, and Shakti are assembled around the main shrine. According to statistics, some tend to believe that around 1.5 million rupees were spent to erect the structure.
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