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the temple was already in existence. Some sculptures of the GoodhMandap are in the style of the 10th century A.D. An icon of Acharya Gunaratna Suri of the Sanderakagachchha was installed in V.E. 1244. In V.E. 1251 some donations were made for the worship of the icon of Shalibhadra Suri. The inscriptions35 of V.E. 1167, 1212, 1297 and Sinha year 31 record the gift of certain grants. The inscription of V.E. 1198 contains interesting details concerning an order given by the Sangh for the construction of the wall and the gates of the small shrines of Aristnemi and other deities. This Mahavir temple of Sewadi was recently renovated as is apparent from the inscriptions of V.E. 1982 and 1998.
Nadlai temples :
Nadlai is justly famous for its ancient Jain temples, most of which were constructed during the Chauhan period. Among these, the temples of Adinath, Neminath, Suparshvanath and Adinath (Jekala) are the most noteworthy. All of these contain several epigraphs. The Adinath temple, situated outside the western gate of the city, has the usual plan of Shvetambar Jain temples. Its Devakulikas and Ranga Mandap seem to have been added later on. According to an inscription in the Ranga Mandap dating V.E. 1557 (1500 A.D.) from the time of Maharana Raymal of Mewar,36 this temple was originally built in V.E. 964 (907 A.D.). It was repeatedly renovated and what remains of the original is only the sanctum, which is datable to the 10th century A.D. This temple was initially dedicated to Adinath. Later on the icons of Mahavir and Muni Suvrita Svami were also added as Mulanayaks. This Mahavir temple is also mentioned in an inscription of V.E. 1202 (1145 A.D) of Raypal. Subsequently, during the course of a renovation in V.E. I
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35. Jin Vijay No. 323 to 329. 36. ei tahaarui guf RO 964 startaEfehraufthyhritatui......
(Jin Vijay No. 336)
37. Gazani Khan Jalori, the commandant of the Mughal forces demolished
several temples of Godawar, the renovation of which took place after the settlement of 1615 (History of Mewar by the Author P. 260).
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