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that this city was selected as capital of Pandavas during Mahabharat period.
Thereafter the river Ganga changed its course and we find the city falling in ruin.
The place has ancient monuments and the Archaeological Department of Government of India has excavated the old Tila Ulta-Khera. An old Jain image, coins and potteries have been discovered and it is hoped that the Archaeological Department will continue their operations to throw more light on the antiquity of the sites.
Jains from the very beginning have attached a great importance to this holy place and most of the renowned Acharyas have visited the place at one time or another. The ancient CharanPaduka of Lord Rishabh Deva is still to be found here. The old temples, renovated from time to time, still exist.
The U. P. Government has constructed a modern town in the vicinity of the temple, the foundation of which was laid by our national
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