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Their Temples and Sacred Places : 87 Vamaj, prosperous city in the past, a small Jain temple recently renovated with a statue of Ādinātha that it is said to date from Emperor Samprati's era.
We will also mention in this State, temples and sacred places at: Aglod, Ambaji, Amijaro, Ankleshwar, Bhavnagar, Bidada, Bodeli, Chhani, Darbhavati, Deesa, Delvada, Div, Doliya, Dwarka, Halar, Kheda, Khedbrahma, Khima, Kirtidham, Layaja, Mahudi, Metrana, Modasar, Modhera, Mohua, Motaposina, Nanaposina, Nandasan, Nani Khakhar, Naroda, Pansar, Paroli, Prabhaspatan, Rajkot, Ratanpur, Runi, Sajod, Savathi, Shamlaji, Siyana, Somanath, Tharad, Tintoi, Una, Upariyala, Vadali, Vaktapur, Valam, Vav, Vijapur, Zagadiya, etc.
• HIMANCHAL PRADESH
Few things are worth mentioning in this State, apart an interesting temple at Kangada and another one under construction at Badri.
• JAMMU AND KASHMIR
To cite, at Jammu, a Jain temple with the statues of Nemi, śānti, Rşabha and Mahāvīra. Accommodations for pilgrims are near at hand.
• MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATISGARH
Among numerous temples and sacred places in these States, where more than 550,000 Jains are living, we will name in particular, at:
Amarkantak, in Bilaspur district (Chhatisgarh), a temple with the highest statue of Rşabha (10 feet high) in a sanctuary and a complex for pilgrims.
Bavangaja, (see Chulgiri)
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