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The Adinath temple is said to have been built by a lady named Lanchha, who was the sister of Sankhwal Mala Shah. But there is no inscription in the temple. The Shantinath temple was built by Mala Shah in V.E. 1518. It was again renovated in V.E. 1690, when new icons of Shantinath, Chandra Prabh and Suparshwanath were installed. There are some inscriptions dated V.E. 1586, 1614, 1638, and 1666, which refer to certain construction works in the temple. Kirtiratna Suri, who was a famous Jain monk, (belonging to the above Sankhwal family) expired at Birampur, whose Stup was constructed there. It has a detailed inscription of V.E. 1525.
The Adinath temples of Juna Badmer, with the 22 inscriptions of V.E. 1352, and 1356 remained in constant worship for a long time. Certain cesses were imposed in V.E. 1352, for the worship of Ksetrapal, Chaundraj etc. with the consent of the Mahajan-Sabha. Shresthis Nagpal, Salakhan and others added a chatuskika to the temple in V.E. 1356. According to a fragmentary inscription dated V.E. 1693, some Jain monks of the Kharatargachchha. visited the temple.
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