Kanch Mandir, Indore, Madhya Pradesh India

The Kaanch Mandir of Indore is primarily a temple built exclusively with glass shreds and cuttings. The exteriors are built plainly, while the entire interior-walls, ceilings, floor, pillars and doors are all embellished with glass. The glasses are coloured, displaying a rare innovation and brilliance. The Jain king known as Cotton King, Sir Hukumchand Seth erected the temple. It was built in the 20th century and the materials for the temples have been collected from various places like Italy and Europe. They include the Chinese Lantern Type coloured glass and Cut Glass Chandeliers. Intricately painted numerous glass paintings can be reviewed, which prove that they have been handled with care and meticulousness. The glass beads and the raised figure have a misleading impact on the eye, creating a three-dimensional effect and the effect of expansiveness. Elaborate inscriptions can also be seen decorated on the glass walls Kaanch Mandir of Indore.

The interior of Kanch Ka Mandir is entirely covered by glass panels and mozaics; including the floor, columns, walls and the ceilings. Seth Hukumchand hired craftsmen from Jaipur and some even from Iran to work on the temple. The ornametations follow the old and medieval Jain style, with the major innovation being the use of multicolored glass and mirrors.

The Kanch Mandir or Glass Temple is a Jain temple on Indore's Jawahar Road featuring exquisite glass inlays primarily depicting the Jain way of life.

An ostentatious and colourful tribute to the ascetic Mahavir, the temple was commissioned by the 'Cotton Prince of India' Seth Hukumchand Kasliwal (1874-1959), one of the celebrated pioneers of Indian industry and a leader of Indore's Jain community.