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The Jaina Antiquary
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The front portion of the building is built by Mr. Lonkar in वीरसंवत् 2461. The temple proper was built in शाके १७३३ The plinth on which the idols are seated was built in 719 ?942. I could not find out the dates on the idole.
STEET ART (248 Ganj Peth!.
This is a regular house and even the neighbouring people did not know that there is a temple nearby. It is a two-storeyed house. On the ground A por the inmates of the house live and on the first floor there are six idols. The main idol is of spiqusaarer. It is made of brass and is very heavy to lift up.
There are so many other minor idols. The idol of staff are has संवत् १६१३ माघ शु० ११ सोमवार inscribed on it Whether this is the date of the creation of the idol or of its installation cannot be said. The other idol had gta ?40K on it. This is the oldest Dig temple according to the estimate of the man in charge of it.
The main idol is of spinigai at9. On the back of the idol are inscribed some letters and it gives the date in the following way
संवत् १६५३ I could notice tw) dises profusely written over. This finishes our account of the Dig. Jain temples in Poona City.
DIGAMBARA JAIN MONKS. I did not get an opportunity to see a single Dig monks here as none of them was here. Moreover they seldom visit this city and even if they do they very rarely put up in the city temples obviously due to their nudity. I could simply see photos of different groups of Dig monks in different Dig temples.
Their requisites do not include any garment and they are completely nude, they have a chowri made up of peacock-feathers, a
AUT and a holy book with them. They do not possess a bowl as they take food in their hands (TTT TET). They eat food while standing and take only 28 morsels once a day. These morsels are of the shape of a lemon fruit. They make different fasts and the longest of them extends upto a fortnight. Moreover they have no camor a piece of cloth covering their mouth.
