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Ranila Jain temple is a Jain temple in Ranila village in the Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana. Ranila was an important Jain center during the medieval period with royal patronage of the Tomara dynasty and Chahamanas dynasty. Bhagwan Adinath Digambar Jain Temple is located at Adinath Puram, Ranilla. The magnificent temple is considered very miraculous. Ranila has two important red sandstone Jain idols. These idols are dedicated to Adinatha and Goddess Chakreshwari Devi and were excavated by Ranjit Singh while working in his field. These images date back to the 6th-7th century.[2] The idol of Adinatha is richly carved with an image of Adinatha in the center and images of 24 Tirthankar in both padmasana and Kayotsarga posture. Adinath is depicted with Shrivatsa on the chest and a carving of a bull below the pedestal. The idol has carvings of yaksha, flask bearer, flying couple with garland, Ashoka tree, trichitra, elephant, and apariharya. The idol of Adinath is placed inside the temple as Mulnayak temple and Chakreshvari devi is housed inside a smaller shrine. Chakreshvari is depicted in Lalitasana seated on a garuda, with multiple hands holding various attributes. The temple also has a Dharamshala equipped with all modern facilities along with a Bhojanalya.