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influence of the towering personality of Bacaladevi, who rose to the status of a queen from being born in the family of a country sheriff, by the virtue of her wisdom and genius [Sh. 97. 1113. Alahalli. pp. 106-08]
Female religiosity amongst the Jain women of the Mandalināḍ was almost on par with any woman of Hindu caste. Jain women strictly adered to the sanctities of home.
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