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Vol. XXXIII, 2010
Four Minor Royal Dynasties
of serpent king Dharanendra. Both Padmăvatidevi and Dharanendra figure as Sāsanadevatas, attendant deities of Jina Pārsvanātha, the 23rd and penultimate Tirthankara. The record states that Sinda, forerunner of the family, had married Laksmimati, daughter of Mayūravarma.
Kannada was the administrative language of the Sindas. The Sindas of later branches were worshippers of Siva.
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