<P> The Dilwara Temples ( Gujarati : અાબુના દેલવાડા ) of India are located about 21⁄2 kilometres from Mount Abu , Rajasthan 's only hill station . These Jain temples were built by Vimal Shah and designed by Vastupal - Tejpal , Jain laymen , between the 11th and 13th centuries AD and are famous for their use of marble and intricate marble carvings . The five marble temples of Dilwara are a sacred pilgrimage place of the Jains . Some consider them to be one of the most beautiful Jain pilgrimage sites in the world . The temples have an opulent entranceway , the simplicity in architecture reflecting Jain values like honesty and frugality . The temples are in the midst of a range of forested hills . A high wall shrouds the temple complex . </P>
who built the famous dilwara temple at mount abu in rajasthan in the 13th century
Vimal Shah