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Panchayati temple is old, imposing and beautiful. It contains several inscribed sculptures. The Mulanayak bears an57 inscription of V.E. 1272. Some other icons have inscriptions of V.E. 1114, 1152, 1156, 1272 etc. The Padmaprabh icon with an inscription of V.E. 1114 is beautifully carved.
Alwar :
Alwar is famous for its Ravan-Parshwanath temple. It was constructed by Shresthi Hiranand of Agra, during the reign of Jahangir. Several Tirthmalas refer to this temple, which shows that the town was sacred as a Tirth and several persons visited it frequently. Hiranand also led a Jain Sangh to Sammet Sikhar in V.E. 1688.
Other Sites :
Ajabgarh, Naugama, Tijara, Sudana, Kheda Mojpur and a few other sites of Mewat are famous for their Jain temples. The earliest inscription from Ajabgarh is dated V.E. 1170, which records the installation of a Jain icon (Digambar) by Shravak Anantpal. A few more inscriptions dated V.E. 1519, 1559 and 1826 belonging to the Digamber Sect have been noticed from that site. During Akbar's reign a ban was imposed on killing of animals in the town, as is apparent from an inscription dated V.E. 1654 (1597 A.D.). Ratnaprabh suri of Tapagachchha installed an icon here in V.E. 1493.
From Naugama town, inscriptions dated V. E. 1175, 1195, 1509, 1545 etc. have been reported. The icons of Anantnath and Mahavir were set up by Narendra Kirti, pupil of Vijay Kirti and Guna Chandra in V.E. 1175 and 1195 respectively. The inscription of V.E. 1509 mentions the names of Ksema Kirti, Hem Kirti, Kamal Kirti etc. Two more inscriptions of V.E. 1545 and V.E. 1548 from the town name Jin Chandra of Mula Sangh, who consecrated Jain icons.
57. ibid Vol. VIII p. 189-92.
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