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We hope that the present volume, prepared with the cooperation of many friends, would prove useful, both to the pilgrims and to the students of art and archæology equally.
With these fèw words, we place this volume in the hands of those who seek information on Mt, Abu, its holiness and its art.
Lord Mahāvira's Birth-Day V. S. 2010. 16-4-1954, Bhāvnagar.
Shri Yashovijaya Jaina
. Granthamālā.