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Activities of Jain Religion in the Last Century Jain libraries. As soon as these cities are referred to a scholar, it at once remind of its libraries.
If we take a bird's-eye view of pilgrimage places developed in last hundred years, Bhoyani, Pansar, Serisa, Mahudi, Mehsana, Kalikund Parshvanath (Dholka), Kangdi in Punjab and Pundaltirtha (Kesarvadi) in Polal town fifteen kilometres from Madras, have come into existence. At national level 2500th anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira was celebrated. At the end of a thousand years of installation of Bahubali's image in Gomateshavar a great festival was held. In Dharmasthal in the south and in Ferozabad in Uttarpradesh, Bahubali's images of heights of 42 ft. and 39 ft. respectively were installed. New and large images of Rishabhdev, Bharatdev and Bahubali were installed in the Potanpur Ashram near National Park of Borivali. How can one forget the Sarvodaya Temple of Ghatkopar which awakens the wonderful conception of unity of all religions? Here are seen a number of idols of Shri Parshvanath. Abu, Taranga, Ranakpur, Junagadh and Shatrunjaya - these places of pilgrimage were renovated in a special way. A number of these renovations reveal the artistic insight of the great merchant Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai. Shri Anandji Kalyanji's firm performed the excellent work of administration and renovation of places of pilgrimage. Shri Narmadashankar Sompura; Amrutlal Trivedi, Nandlal and Champalalji made a significant contribution in this field of work. During this period a good many Agam temples were created in Palitana. Agam temples were created also at Surat, Shankheshvar, Ahmedabad, Veraval etc. Shri Kanji Swamiji aslo got Agams temples erected. As many as 75 Jain temples were
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