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absolution before her son, is seated. In the
ranganandapa,' there are many niches containing the images of Tirthankaras. The hall has doors on three sides. The floor is of marble.
On the first floor, there is a 'Chomukhaji' and niches with images of Tirtbankaras. Most of the niches are beautifully carved.
The temple is entirely of stone.
Pundarikaswāmi's temple is just opposite the temple of Adinātha. It was erected by Karmāshah in A. D. 1531. The image of Pundarikaswāmi bears an inscription in which it is said that the image was set up in A. D. 1531. In the garbhagriba, there are sixteen niches containing images of Tirthankaras. The sabhāmandapa contains four cells. One of them is dedicated to NemiDātha and the other to Adinátha.
Several scenes showing the main events of the life of Adinātha and other Tirthankaras are found on the walls of the Sabbamandapa.
The Rāyana Paduka temple in the Adesvaratunka was also erected by Karmāshah in A. D. 1531. It contains the feet of Adinátha as well as an image of the same Tirthankara, On the walls, there are scenes of Giranāra and Mt. Abu. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
