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and nothing was said or done which would result in bad feelings between the farmers and temple authorities.
The five farmers who were firm had sown crop in their fields. So the temple authorities hired labourers and uprooted the crop. While that process of uprooting was going on, Faljibhai and Jayantibhai Shah went to the fields. The village headman called “Mukhi" and Circle Inspector were present there. So they were asked by them to prepare Panchnama evidencing the uprooting of the crop. That was done.
When the temple authorities knew about the Panchnama made in presence of Circle Inspector they realised that they were in for a criminal prosecution. So the leaders of the movement were called. Mukhi told them that Acharyashri (head of the diocese) was not happy at the uprooting of the standing crop and had given instructions to settle the dispute through arbitration. It was decided that each party should suggest the names of two Panchasi (arbitrators) and the fifth arbitrator would be a person who was? quite impartial. A document to that effect was prepared and signed by the parties. Nanchandbhai who had started Shuddhi Prayog was garlanded by temple representative and all were invited to take lunch at the temple kitchen. Everybody felt happy at the solution which was rather easily available.
Shuddhi Prayog party returned and reported all the facts to Santbalji. But Santbalji did not approve of the drawing of Panchnama explaining that in the process of his Shuddhi Prayog there was no scope for any proceedings of legal nature as no legal steps through executive or Court authorities of the State was ever contemplated. He said, such a process necessarily resulted in acrimony while the object of Shuddhi Prayog was to establish smooth relationship of friendship between the two contesting parties. This could happen only when mental dirt of anger and avarice was washed away.
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