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suri of Devasuri gatchha, Sumatisuri of Sanders gatchha, Virasuri of Bhavadar gatchha, Sarvadeva suri of Tharapadra gatchha, Jagatsuri of Brahman gatchba, Amradevasuri of Nivratti gatchhe who wrote an account of this pilgrimage of Samara Shah to the Satrunjaya bill before V. S. 1393 (or A. D. 1336), Siddhasena Acharya of Nanakagana, Dharmaghoshasūri of Brihad gatchba, Prabhánandasúri of Nagendra gatchh& and Vajrasenasūri, pupil of Hemasūri.
Among the prominent Jains who joined the congregation were Sanghapati Jaitra and Sanghapati Krishna, Haripala, Devapala, Landhaka, son of Sthiradera of Vatsakula, Pralbadana Soni, Sodbāka and Devaraja who had won name and fame as a great donor.?
Alapakhana, Suba of Gujarata, who bad granted permission to rebuild the temple, gave ten guards to protect the congregation.
The congregation started from Anabilapataka and went to Palitana Via Serisa ( near Kalola Mehsana Distrot ), Sarkhej (near Ahmedabad ) and Dholks At Şerisa, Samar. Shah worshipped Pārsfonátha and held a festival for eight days. He
(6) Ibid. pp. 243-5. (7) Ibid, pp. 1444. (8) Ibid, pp. 125, 2, 3
