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birth place. The sites of these temples in Dbandhuká and Cambey can be seen even to-day.
Kumāra pala's temple on Giranāra is situated in the vicinity of Bhimakunda. The Mulanāyaka or the principal deity of the temple is Abhinandanaswāni or the fourth Tirthankara. The tem. ple has a big sabhámandapa in the walls of which are several 'Devakulikās' containing images of Tirthankaras. It seems there was, at one time, a corridor round this temple. In the compound of the temple, there are a garden and a step-well.
The temple seems to have suffered at the hands of an iconoolast. An inscription of A. D. 1824 shows that it was repaired by Anandaji Kalyanaji and Hansarājā Jetbā.
Kumārapāla's temple on the Satrunjaya Hill is one of the oldest on the hill. It is roofed and forms a fine block with low towers. It is dedicated to Ādinātba, the First Tirthankara. The door is of yellowish stone beautifully carved. The garbbagriba has a beautiful canopy of bluish marble over the head of Rishabhadeve. There is a big hall where the devotees offer prayers. In the niches, we see the images of different
54 Prabandhachintămani, p. 232. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
