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title: Karma, Ceiling Sculpture, Ranakpur
author: Shakti
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4309/karma-ceiling-sculpture-ranakpur/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Karma, Ceiling Sculpture, Ranakpur
_Authored by Shakti_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4309.jpg)
## Image Caption
A ceiling decoration from a Jain [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) in Ranakpur, Rajasthan, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/). The knots represent the interlinking notion of [karma](https://www.worldhistory.org/Karma/).
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ornement_plafond_Ranakpur.jpg) by [**Shakti**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ornement_plafond_Ranakpur.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 04 December 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.