Rise and Glory History of Halari Visa Oshwals

Author(s): Rati Dodhia
Publisher: Rati Dodhia

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Part III. Settlement in Halar
religion the Chandalia gotra was established and was made part of the Oshwal community. Later on due to adverse conditions they moved to Cutchh and Halar and the name changed to Chandaria. Dedhia: A Rajput named Devad of the Chavda dynasty lived in Jesalmar. In Vikram Samvat 1255 he adopted the Jaina religion with the conversion ceremony performed by Acharya Jaisinh Suri. His son Jhayar built a temple to Lord Adinath in Jhalore at the cost of 170,000 gold coins. In celebration he released many prisoners. He had a son named Dedhia, which became the gotra of his descendants. Jetha Anad Seth, a descendant, was very rich man. He took a large caravan on pilgrimage to Shatrunjay. Parties from fifty-two other cities joined his group. He was appointed the leader of all 52 parties.
The alternate story is that: Solankis took over Dedaji's kingdom. Dedaji went to Abu. He forced the local people away and built a town there called Dedva. He then went towards Mandovar and took over land from Pidihars. There close to Osiya Nagari he built a town and called it Dedhia. The residents of that town took Dedhia as their gotra. In Vikram Samvat 1100 the king of Osiya Nagari who belonged to the Parmar dynasty of the Rajput caste conquered the town of Dedhia. In Vikram Samvat 1255 Acharya Jaisinh Suri converted the residents of Dedhia town to Jainism and admitted them to the Oshwal Community. The family deity of Dedhias is Mamal Mata (see in Haria below for details). When the Dedhia family migrated to Halar in time the name evolved to Dodhia.
Haria: In the village of Lakhan Bhalani there lived a rich Rajput called Ranmal of the Parmar dynasty. A poisonous snake bit his newly married son whose name was Haria. He became semi-comatose. His relatives took him for a dead and were taking his body to be cremated. Jaina acharya Shri Dharmaghose Suriji was in the village. He heard people crying and went to see what was happening.