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Among the well-known temples of this period. we may nention Kharataravasahi on Mt. Abuand Karna shah's temple on the Satrunjaya Hill.
Many images in Kharataravasahi were set up by the Jains who belonged to Kharataragatoh ha; 80 the temple is called Kbarataravasabi.
It 18 a mistake to suppose that this temple was erected by the soulptors and, masons who used the stones originally brought for Vimalayasahi and Lunigayasahi. It is, not good to suppose that the stones brought for Vimalavasabi lay, there for 200 years. The temple, moreover, does not seem to have been built 700 years ago.
In the inscription of Srimata's temple dated V. S 1497 (A D 1440-1 ), there is a reference to Pittalahara but no reference to this temple. It seems, therefore, that this temple was built after A. D. 1440. It was probably built by Sangbapı Mandalıka in A, D. 1458, because many images in this temple were set up by
alter. 4. D. store, that this is to this temple
admitted him to the order of monks.in A, D 1513-4.. The dignity of Upadhyāya tas conferred on him at Lalapura then Sanghari Thira held a festival. He became a Sän 10 D. 1525 and died in A. D. 1540 Jain Attihaszha Gurjara Kavya Sanchaya, Appendix,
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