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position of Jainism remained almost unchanged until the Jaina emigrants from western India, particularly Mewar and Bikaner, came here to do business in the 17th-18th century A.D. and built Jaina temples, chiefly in white marble, at Berhampur, Azimaganj and Kolkata. This is reflected not only from the temple style but also from the building material itself. While the temples of the 10h-11h century A.D. are built in the Orissan style, those of the medieval (Muslim) period are executed in the western Indian style. The building materials employed in the Jaina temples of the 104-11' century A.D. are sandstone and burnt bricks, whereas the material used in the medieval Jaina temples is white marble which had been transported to Bengal from Rajasthan since it is not available in Bengal.
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