Book Title: Jaina Tirthas in India and Their Architecture
Author(s): Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab

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________________ JAINA TIRTHAS IN INDIA Plate 139 Figure 267 :-SRI-TALADHVAJAGIRI HILL-Talājā. A Tramway joins Bhavnagar with Talajā and near the Railway Station of Talājā are situated the Jaina Dharmaśālā and the hill seen in the picture. Figure 268 :-The main temple of Tāladhvajagiri-Talājā (Kathiawad). The view is taken from the top tuk. Plate 140 Figure 269:-The temple on the top tuk on the TaladhvajagiriTalājā. The temples on these hills are also built at inspiration of the Tapāgachhācharya Sri-Vijayanemi-suri. The temples are managed by the Jaina community at Talājā. Figure 270 :-PARSVANATHA-from the Sri-Godiji Pārsvanātha temple in Bhavnagar. Figure 271 :-THE TEMPLE OF DADASAHEB, Bhavnagara. This is the most beautiful and spacious of the Bhavnagar temples. Plate 141 Figure 272 :-Front view of the Chaurivālā temple, Jamnagar. (17th Cen. A. D.). Figure 273 :-Back view of the same. The artistically symmetrical construction of this temple has been praised by many foreign and Indian architects. For a description of this and other Jaina temples in Jamnagar, see the article entitled 'Jaina drishtie Jamnagar' in the Silver Jubilee Number of the Jaina. Plate 142 Figures 274, 275, 276 :- Jaina sculptures from the Jumma Musjid at Cambay. All the three pictures were given by Acharya Maharaja Vijayalāvanya-suri for publication. at Cambay. All the Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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