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with Paramar Bhoj, who was then at Chittor. Vimal Shah went to Chittor and brought back Dhandhuk to Abu with the aim of effecting a reconciliation between him and the ruler of Gujarat. The Vividh-Tirth Kalpa adds that immediately after his return from Chittor in V.E. 1088 (1031 A D.) Vimal Shah had the VimalVasati constructed. It seems that the main temple was originally in black stone. Its Sabha-Mandap, Devakulikas etc., which are in white marble, do not appear to be coeval with the main structure. The temple was extended by a descendant of Vimal Shah's brother Nedh named Prithvipal, between? V.E 1200 and 1206. He had the splendid3 Sabha Mandap and some Devakulikas built. The construction of the Hastishala was undertaken by him in V E. 1204, when seven elephants of his ancestors were completed. The remaining two elephants were built in V.E. 1237. This Hastishala is 4 referred to in an inscription of Shresthi Dhandhuk dated V.E. 1212. Prithvipal's son Dhanpal and some other members5 of the family completed the remaining Devak ulikas in V.E. 1245. Thus it was during the reign of Dharavarsh Paramar that most of the Vimal-Vasati was completed. Some other Jains had Devakulikas No. 33 and 34 constructed. Pratihar Purna6 chandra and Yasovir Mantri of Jalore built Devakulikas No. 35 and 45 respectively.
The armies of Alauddin Khilji invaded western? Rajasthan in V.E. 1368 (1311 A.D.) After sacking and destroying several towns Khilji's forces moved towards Gujarat, laying a siege to Abu and demolishing the temples of Vimal Vasati, Lunig Vasati, Achaleshwar etc on his way. Although the Persian sources are silent on this point, a contemporary Jain work, the Vividh Tirth Kalpa, makes a pointed reference to this event. The inscription of Dehari No 52
2. Abu II No. 61, 53, 24, 28, 34, 40, 45. 3. ibid No. 72. 4. ibid No, 229. 5. M. A. Dhaky's paper published in Svadhyaya (Gujarati) Vol. IX No. 3. 6. Abu II 150-151. 7. For details regarding Alauddin's invasion on Abu see the Author's paper
published in the Varada.
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