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62 / The Later Gangas : Mandali-Thousand
celebrated sanctuary and considered as an ornament to the Mandali-Thousand province. The Ganga king, his two wives, his four sons, his council of ministers-all made a number of grants of various kinds to the basadi, to the stone mason and for the dancing girls (Sh. 97. 1113. pp. 106-08).
At this stage of recording the number of basadis and the grants these temples enjoyed, there are three special points to be clarified, to make the subject in extenso:
In respect of the grant made over to the dancing girls, there are similar instances elsewhere also of setting apart a portion of the endowment for the maintenance of the 'devadāsis'; angabhoga-rangabhoga are the variety of worship, expressing the devotion to god. It is well-known that dances were performed by dancers, particularly dancing girls, who were trained by the dance masters devoted to those temples; such dances were not confined to any one religion. Jaina temples also patronised performing arts such as vocal and instrumental music and dance. Basadis had a seperate dancing hall:
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Nāgadeva erected a stone pavement and a dancing hall in front of the Kamatha Pārsvadeva basadi (EC. II (R) 457 (335). 1195. p. 279. lines: 45-46). Manne plates record the grant of a village from the king, free of all hindrances, for dances performed by dancing girls, singing and drums for the Srivijaya jinālaya at
Mānyapura (EC. IX. NL. 61. C.E. 802. p.45). C. Similar instances are not lacking : APGAS - 111. Ng.
43. Ins No. 45. C.E. 1125, SII. XV. 164. 1220. p. 210,
SII. XX.202.1244 etc., To consider the second aspect, a chief of the Lokkingundi granted 1 1/2 Lokki-gadyāna, to increase by interest. This shows that, those who were borrowers from the temple would return the amount with interest. In other words, basadis were also acting as banks.
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