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ministers but they have made their names immortal by erooting a temple to Nominatha on Mt. Abu.
Lunigarasabi, about which more is said hereafter, is a temple of which Gujarata can justly be proud. It has attracted visitors from far off places. Lunavasahi or Tejahpala's Temple on
Mt. Abu, According to Rajasekhara, Vastupala hearing the account of Vimala who had ereoted the famous temple on Mt Abu, formed & desire to build a similar temple on that mountain for the good of Luniga's soul Tojahpala liked this idea and went to Chandravati, Dhäravarsha, king of Chandrávati, accompanied him to Mt. Abu. Selecting & site for the temple, he went to Arāsana and arranged for the stones. Then he appointed Sobhanadeva, an architect, and Udala to superintend the erection of the temple with full powers to spend money freely, and went to Dholaka. Many architects were employed to prepare the images of Tirtbankaras Once Udala complained to Tejahpāla that the architects demanded salary in advance. Tejabpāla who was bent upon erecting the temple at any cost, permitted him to grant the arobitects' demand. When the inner
