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was set up by Govinda Sanghavi in A. D. 1423, and seems to have suffered, though not much, at the hands of an iconoclast.
Besides the idol of Ajitanātha, there are several images of Tirthankaras, which must have been replaced after A. D. 1423. Unlike other Jain temples, we do not find here a bbamati' or corridor. The height of the temple is about forty-two yards.
Inside the temple, there is a way up the labyrinth where it is not advisable to go without a lamp or with children. Moreover, it is not possible for three or four men to go there at a time and in a line. One noticeable feature of this labyrinth is the kegara' wood which is used in it.
Outside the temple, there is beautiful carving on the walls. On all sides, there are statues of men and women as well as gods and goddesses. Men are adorned with bracelets, armlets, anklets and ear-ornaments; some of them are represented with a loin-cloth only, probably because they are going to the temple to worship the Tirthankara's image. Statues of women are represented in full dress, profusely adorned with bracelets, armlets, anklots, necklaces and earrings. It is interesting to note that none of them has Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
