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I am highly obliged to Lala Harjas Rai Jain, Formerly Secretary, Shri Sohanlaljain Vidya Prasarak Samiti, Amritsar, for awarding me a Research Fellowship which facilitated the present research work and the connected field-work. I would fail in my duty if I do not thank the Trustees, Sheth Anandji Kalyanji, Ahmedabad and Sheth Anandji Parmanand, Abu, who allowed me to photograph the temples under their protection and also arranged for my accommodation during the field-work. I also express my gratefulness to Sheth Anandji Kalyanji and Messrs. Nuchem Plastics Ltd, Faridabad, but for whose financial assistance this work would not have been published. I must thank Shri B.N. Jain, Secretary, Shri Sohanlaljain Vidya Prasarak Samiti, Amritsar, who managed the rest of the fund to meet out the expenditure incurred on its publication. I am very grateful to Dr. Sagar Mal Jain, Director, Parshvanath Vidyashram Research Institute, Varanasi, who took keen interest in this publication and extended his full cooperation in bringing out the book. I also express my thankfulness to Shri Mohan Lal and the other staff members of the Institute, who helped me in various ways.
The bock would not have been published without the kind cooperation of Pt. Dalsukh Malvania, Formerly Director, L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, and Shri R. D. Desai, of Sheth Anandji Kalyanji, Ahmedabad. They not only helped me in getting the grant from Sheth Anandji Kalyanji but also supplied a good number of printing blocks. I express my gratefulness to them.
I also take this opportunity to thank Shri Lalta Mishra and Shri Jayram Singh, of the Department of A.I.H.C. and Archaeology, B.H.U., for preparing the map and retouching the plans, and Shri D. P. Nanda, of the American Institute of Indian Studies, Varanasi, for preparing prints from my own negatives. My thanks are also due to Messrs. Annapurna Block Works, Varanasi, for preparing the blocks, and Shri G. L. Upadhyay for typing the manuscript. Lastly, I thank Shri Vinay Shankar Pandya of Ratna Printing Works, Varanasi, and the Manager, Shri Laxmi Press, Varanasi, for their prompt and kind cooperation in printing the book.
I also remember thankfully the Late Shri G. S. Telang who joined me in the trip to Gujarat and photographed most of the temples for me.
In spite of all endeavour some printing and other errors have crept in. Although most of these have been corrected in the errata, a few more might have escaped from my notice, for which I crave the indulgence of the readers.
Harihar Singh
Varanasi 1st August, 1982
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