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Cultural Milieu of Jaina Caves: Socio-economic and Religious Backdrop
321 1173 Bhalavani, An inscription recording a grant The grant was made by a CE Khanapur taluka, to a Jaina temple at the village few śresthis. It refers to the Sangli dt. (Kolte 1987: 297)
reign of Kalachuri king
Soyideva. 1183 Aundha,
An icon of Padmāvati with the CE Hingoli taluka, date (Dharurkar 1984: 24-36) and Hingoli dt. temple in Sutār lane, now known
as Pañcha Pandava temple with an inscription on the wall
(Cousens 1900: 22-23) 1187 Kolhapur
An inscription recording a grant | The grant was made by king to Santinatha icon in a Jaina Bhojadeva, ruling at temple at Ekanagavir (not Kolhapur.
identified) (Deo 1984b: 127) Dharmapuri, An inscription recording grants to The inscription is on a slab century Ambejogai a temple (IAR 1984-85: 134, No. on the northinner CE taluka, 27)
fortification wall. Beed dt. Do Anjaneri,
Six temples and three mathas or of these, temple no. 2 Nasik dt. rest-houses (Cousens 1931: 43- carries the aforementioned
inscription of 1142 CE Sinnar,
Two icons, an Ambika and a These are now kept flanking Nasik dt. Sarasvati (Cousens 1931:41) the gate of public library in
Nasik (Plates 200 & 201). Patne,
A temple (Cousens 1931: 29) Now dilapidated, only Chalisgaon
throne in a roofless shrine taluka,
exists. It is to the northeast Chalisgaon dt.
of Mahadeva temple. Kolhapur Ambabai temple, originally a
Jaina temple (Gazetteer of Bombay Presidency Vol. 17
1884: 309-310) Late 12th Bhandara, A chauvisi (Chitale 1989: 156century Bhandara dt. 157) СЕ 12th 13th Ramalinga Four icons. Two icons are of Two smaller icons are in a century Mudgad, Nilanga Parsvanatha (Plate 202), one is a small shrine. The village has CE taluka,
chaumukha and one is chauvisi. Saiva and Vaisnavite icons Latur dt.
and two Saivite temples. Balsane,
An icon of Vimalanatha, now Dhule dt.
worshipped in Vimalanatha
temple (Plate 203). Khidrapur, Shirol A temple (Gazetteer of Bombay taluka,
Presidency Vol. 17 1884: 302Kolhapur dt. Erandol,
A few icons (now housed in the Jalgaon dt. Regional Museum, Nasik) Phaltan,
Jabareshvar temple, originally a Jaina Satara dt.
temple (Joshi and Dandwate 2001)
303)
