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Allahabad, 21st July 1931.
Holland Hall
Revered Suri Acharyamaharaj,
I have just returned from Kashmir, where I have spent the hot season. I thank you very much for your kind letter of June 15th from which I saw with great interest what a long and difficult journey you have happily finished now. I hope you will enjoy after that a good rest in beautiful Shivpuri.
It gave me a great pleasure to learn that the institution is making such a good and steady progress and that the Gwalior Government have contributed to its further development. I am sure Shivpuri will ever more become the true spiritual centre of Jainism in India, a spot worthy of the great man to whose memory it is sacred.
As to my intended visit, I cannot yet tell you the exact date. It will probably be about the end of August, but this is not yet quite certain. I shall let you know it, as soon as, I can dicide when I can go. I shall be very glad to meet you at last personally and to thank you for all the kindness you have already bestowed upon me. I hope to tell you then everything about the work I am engaged in at present
With repeated thanks for your very kind letter
I remain,
Your sincerely,
L, ALSDORF. www.umaragyanbhandar.com
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
