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From his charity oriented proclamation in Vikram 973, it is learnt that Vidagdhar ja, ruler of Hath mḍ built a grand temple of Lord din tha there and imposed a religion tax on all trade transactions and agriculture produce for the daily needs & permanent maintenance of this temple. There is also a mention of Vidagdhar ja donating gold equal to his own weight. Rule of Vidagdhar ja is estimated to be the first half of Vikram 10th century.
After Vidagdhar ja, his son Mambha ar ja ascended to the throne of Hath mḍ. Like his father, he also issued a charity proclamation affirming the proclamation made by his father and extended the religion - tax on trade transactions in agricultural produce, ensuring that all religious activities of that temple went on properly.
From a social perspective, Hath mḍ has deep impact as the Jh maḍa gotra of Osw Is originated from here only. Influenced by the preachings of Acharya Sarvadeva Suri, in Vikram 988, Rav Jagamal along with his entire family and relatives accepted the Ahimsa based Jainism. They were all included in the Oswal clan and were sub-titled as Jhamads.
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After Mambha a, his son Dhavalar ja ascended to the rule of Hath mḍ . Actually Dhavalar ja was a very powerful and shelter provider of rulers coming to him for support. During his rule, M law r ja attacked Āhaḍa and destroyed it. At that time Dhavalar ja gave shelter to King
liv hana of Mewāḍa, probably Khum a- IV. He also helped tremendously Cauh na Mahendra and also provided shelter to the King Dhara var ha who was suffering from the insurgency of powerful king of Gujarat M lar ja. Dhavalar ja also renovated the grand temple of Lord din tha built by his grandfather Vidagdhar ja and in Vikram 1053 got a new idol consecrated by crya nti.
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