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Their Temples and Sacred Places : 97 There is also a nice statue of the latter, in red sandstone, unearthed during excavations. This temple is visited, every year, by thousands of pilgrims. There are here several "dharmaśālā" and a 52 feet high manastambha,
Mandava, an ancient Jain centre with two beautiful temples dedicated respectively to śānti and Supārsva,
Mirpur, four lovely Jain temples with, in the main one, a representation of Mount Meru, on which an allegorical statue of a Jina is placed. In front of it, devotees play music, sing and dance while, at the same time, a “pujāri” is doing worship. A nice coloured photo of Pārśva temple (X"h-xih centuries), can be seen in the JAINA calendar 2004.
Mucchala, at 12 kms from Sadri, a nice Jain temple, dedicated to Mahāvīra, standing alone amidst hills,
Nadol, a big ancient temple dedicated to Nemi, and three smaller
ones,
Nakoda, near Balotara, a beautiful temple dedicated to Pārsva with a statue of Bhairava and two ancient sanctuaries,
Nandiya, at 10 kms from Sirohi, on a forest hill, a temple called 'Nandivardhan Caitya' with a 6,5 feet high splendid Mahāvīra and 52 other statues,
Narlai, near Sadri, 11 ancient temples whose frescos attract numerous visitors,
Osiya (Osiyan), town with a very prosperous Jain community during the reign of the Pratihāra, between the Virch and the XII" centuries. There one can find remains of numerous temples destroyed between the XI" and XIII centuries by Muslim razzias. Only the restored temple dedicated to Mahāvīra remains, with delicate
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