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Nānāvala or Nāņakiya. For details, see Jain, op.cit. pp. 415 ff.
178. Nāndiyā :—This place, sacred to Mahāvīra, is situated in the Sirohi district of Rajasthan. Its antiquity goes back to the 11th century. See Tirtha Darsan, I, pp. 260 f. It is mentioned in a manuscript of the ParŚyanāthacaritra of Ranasimha, dated V.S, 1436. It also mentions the great Mabāvīra temple of this place.
179. Naraiņā :-It is a place, situated at a distance of 40 miles, north-cast of Ajmer and was known by the names Narānayana, Närānaka etc. It is mentioned in the KB (p. 25). It is recognised as a tirtha in the 12th-century work Sakalaiyrthastoira of Siddhasena. Chana pāla in his Satja. puriya Mahāvira Utsaha mentions the Malāvīra temple of this place, which according to Bijolia inscription of V.S. 126, was built by an ancestor of Lolaka, who is mentioned as living in that year. It therefore appears that this temple was built in the early 11th century. (Sce verse No. 36 of J. Ś L.S, IV, No. 265). K. C. Jain (op.cit., p. 317) mentions the date V.S. 1009 on a standing image of Pārsvarātha of this place (see Appendix No. 25 of his book).
180, Naravara (Narat hata) :-This place is now known as Narhad and is situated in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. It has been claimed that this place was connected with Jainism, (yen in the post-Gupta period, as two icons of Nemi: ātha and Santinātha, dated V.S. 650 A.D., were recently unearthed from this place (see Indian Archaeology, A Review, p. 83). The K.B (p. 66) refers to the fact that the main icon of the Pārsvarātha shrine of this place was installed by the Kharatara Acārya Jinadatta, apparently in the 12th century. This temple has also been referred to by Vinayaprabha üri (14th century) in his Tirthayātrāstayana (see Jain, op.cit., p. 324). A temple of Adinātha of Naravara is mentioned in a manuscript, dated V.S. 1365.
181. Nāsik ya :- The well-known Năsik or Nāsikya in Mahārāshțra is recognised as a tirtha in the Vividhatirtha
