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Another Sideview of the Main Temple
When Muslims invaded Gujarät in 1313, there was a widespread vandalism to the temple by the invaders. Two years after that, the temple was repaired by Samarashä of Pätan. But there had been breakage thereafter too. Two hundred years after that, Karmäshä of Chitodgadh undertook its renovation on a large scale. That was completed in 1531 and the present idol was installed in the presence of Vidyämandansuri. That time, thousands of people had come to Pälitänä to celebrate the occasion. According to the inscription below the idol, the ceremony took place on Sunday, the 21st day of Vaishakh in Vikram Samvat 1587.
There are two other inscriptions in the temple. One relates to the subsequent renovation by Tejpäl Soni and the other to the remission of pilgrim tax by Akbar, the Mughal emperor. Pilgrims recite the third Stavan in this temple. If one intends to perform the worship of the idol by application of sandalwood paste, he has to wait in the line. The waiting period is very long on the days specially earmarked for pilgrimages.
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