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GLEANINGS
Along the Darerkesharan river one can still find Jaina temples, mostly converted to Saiva or Vaisnava structures in Dharapat, Bahulara, Sonatopal and Dihar. In Dharapat, an image of the Jaina Tīrthankara Parsyanatha has been transformed into that of Lord Visnu. In Bahulara, the Tirthankara has been transformed into Lord Siva.
These temples date back to the 10th and 12th centuries. Built of stone, a few of them still stand proudly. There are Jaina temples in Pareshnath, a small village on the Kumari river, in Ranibandh Thana and at Bihainath near the Damodar.
- The Statesman, June 28, 1968.
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