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foot of the images of Satchikadevi, Āsadhara and Mahipaladeva confirm this fact. Satchikadevi was the Kuladevi or family deity of Samarā Shah, Mahipaladeva, who gave marble from his mine without taking any charge, was the king of Arasana, and Asadhara was the uncle of Samara Shah. All the three inscriptions give the date mentioned above. In addition, the inscriptions at the foot of the images of Satchikadevi and Asadhara give the genealogy of Samara Shah"
The honour of performing the ceremony at the time of setting up the images is shared by Siddhasūri of Upakes'agatchha and Ratnakarasūri of Tapagatchha. The Samarasimharāsa gives this credit to Siddhasūri, while in an incription of V. S. 1449 (A. D. 1392-3) in the temple of Vimalanatha on Giranara, in the Satrunjayatirthoddhāraprabandha and the Satrunjayarāsa, this honour is given to Ratnasūri" As many images were set up on the same day, it is probable that
( 11 ) संवत् १३७१ वर्षे माहसुदि १४ सोमे श्रीमदूकेशवंशो वेस्टगोत्रीय सा०.......... ........... समर सा० सांगण प्रमुख कुटुंबसमुदायोपेतेने निजकुळदेवी श्रीसञ्चिकामूर्तिः कारिता ।
१२ आसन् वृद्धतपागणे सुगुरवो रत्नाकर राह्राः पुराऽयं रत्नाकरनाममृत् प्रववृते येभ्यो गणो निर्मलः । तैश्वके समराख्यसाधुरचितोद्वारे
प्रतिष्ठा........
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