Mahavira and his Teaching

Author(s): C C Shah, Rishabhdas Ranka, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: Bhagwan Mahavir 2500th Nirvan Mahotsava Samiti

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at the sites mentioned could not be checked. It is, however, unlikely that the general condition has changed considerably during the past decades. The names of the villages are—for obvious reasons-fictitious.
BHAGWANPUR: “Temple (Jaina), 11-12th Centuries A.D.On hill-top; belonging to Digambara Jaina sect. Consists of oblong shrine-room and pillared Verandah in front. The roof is flat. 26 images of Tirthankaras, without lāñchanas, lying in shrine. The central image is of Ādinātha. A pilgrim's record dated VS 1307 (A.D. 1250) on a wall.”'
DeoPUR: “... Inside is a big idol of a Tīrthankara. ... The Tīrthankara is attended by two Yaksas, and five other small figures of Tirthankaras stand in the shrine, ...a fine sculpture of a seated Pārsvanātha ... a sculpture of Ambikā ... a figure of Cakreśvarī. A number of broken images of Tirthankaras. ..."
KALYANPUR: “The other temples were dedicated to Jaina Tīrthankaras. About two dozen mutilated images of these Tirtharikaras, some seated, others standing, some inverted and lying upside down are seen scattered on the site. Judging from the style of carving of these monuments [they] may be assigned to the 10th century as the carving is fairly good. Among the images of Tírthankaras about half a dozen are those of Parsvanātha...."