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Sawadiya Jain family. A big slab carrying the inscription is preserved in the Sabha Mandap of the temple. The Sethiya Parshwanath temple was constructed in V. E. 1756 (1700, A. D.) during the reign of Maharana Amarsingh II, as is evident from an inscription incised in the temple. The Sambhavnath temple situated in Bada Bazar, Udaipur was completed in V. E. 1773 (1717 A. D.) during the reign of Maharana Sangramsingh II. Several inscribed Digambar45A icons are also preserved in this temple. The icons of Vasupujya (V. E. 1713) and Sambhavnath (V. E. 1717) were consecrated by the monk Devendrakirti. The icons of Parshwanath (V. E. 1730) Adinath (V.E. 1732) and Vimal nath (1733) etc were installed under instructions from Ksem kirti by certain Humbad families. The inscriptions contain much information concerning the activities of these Jain families. Several MSS. were also copied in Abad during the 13th and 14th centuries A. D., and at Udaipur during the 17th to 19th centuries A. D.
Dhuleva :
Dhuleva is well known for its ancient Jain temple of Rikhabhdevaji. No inscription anterior to 14th century A.D. is known from this place. It seems that the forces of Alauddin Khilji which had passed through Ahad, Rikhabhdeva and Modasa while on their way to Gujarat had demolished this temple too. Its renovation45B was effected in V.E. 1431 by Bija's son Naradev under instructions from Dharmakirti of Kastha Sangh. Jayanand in his VagadPravasa-Gitika, composed in V.E. 1427 refers to Dhuleva as an important Jain site. The Mandap and Nauchoki46 of the temple were built in V.E. 1572 by Kadiya Foya under instructions from Jasakirti. An icon of Sarasvati installed here contains an
5. Copies of these inscriptions were made available to me by Dr. Kastur
Chand Kasaliwal from the collections of the Sahitya-Shodh-Vibhag of
Mahavir Bhawan, 45A. Vir-Vani. Vol. XIV. p. 84 45B, Nahar I No. 636/History of Mewar by the Author p. 90 46. ibid I No. 637 The published text is incomplete
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