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| Vol. XVI ment is made on the same lines az is provided in the must gigaatit fett in the city.
On the first floor, among gorgeous surroundings, are three idols the chief being that of वासुपूज्य, the 12fth तीर्थकर. To the right of this idol is the idol of FIRETT, who according to the Jainas is at present the तीर्थंकर wandering in महाविदेहक्षेत्र-zome imaginery lind in the cosmology of the Jainas. To the left of 718937 is the idol of 1797 the 8th atent. All the three idols were made of white marble and a thin coating of silver covered them
On the second Aoor I saw the pinnacle of the temple New work was in progress. Some well carved pieces of architecture in pure white marble may be seen there. The laity drew the following figures of rice before the innages
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Looking to the finish and the modern appearance of the temple it cannot be very old. It was built in 177 1948 (AD. 1891). "S I was
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f l) are forbidden in Camp, hence the futent of this temple was in the 2nd floor of the building,
10, 11, 12 "The Swastika (12) Sign is intended to represent the for state in which a site may be born as either a denizen of hell. or of heaven, a man, or a beast. The three little heaps (II) symbolise the farms. (974 siasaaria) which enable a man to reach A, represented by the sign (10)"-- Heart of Jainism, Stevenson (Mrs). p 251-52.
13. Information by Amritlal Shah.
