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held twice a year It is said that Lakha laung had no son to succeed lum appealed to the goddess in lus anxiety to have one. The goddess, pleased with his devotions, blessed him with twenty-four sons. The Bhandans would n10! buy a black cow, a black goat, or a black buffalo though they would not, perhaps hesitate to take it as a present
The Bhandaris generally prefer state service to trade. They have their own sub-divisions, such as Dipavat, Nionavat Lunavat, Nivavat wluch do not intermarry among themselves The Bhandari ladies observe strict parda-system and unlike other Oswals do not use the head ornament called the Dor
APPENDIX 2 THE NADLAI JAINA INSCRIPTION OF
VIK. SAM 1557 (A) | Co॥ श्रीयशोभद्रसूरि गुरुपादुकाभ्या नम सवत् १५५७ वर्षे वैशाखमासे । शुक्लपक्षे पठचा तिथौ शुक्रवासरे पुनर्वसु ऋक्षप्राप्त चन्द्रयोगे । श्रीसडेरगच्छे । कलिकालगौतमावतार । समस्तविकजनमनोऽवुनविवोधनकदिनकर । सकललब्धिनिधानयुग प्रधान । जितानेकवादीश्वरवृन्द प्रणतानेकनरनायक मुकुटको टिस्पृष्ट पादारविद । श्रीसूर्यइव महाप्रसाद । चतु पष्टि सुरेन्द्रसगीयमान साधु बाद । श्रीपरकीयगण रक्षकावतंस । सुभद्राकुक्षिमरोवर राज [हं] सय शोवोरसाधु कुलाम्बर नभोमणि सकलचारित्रिचकति चकचूड़ा मणि भ० प्रभुश्री यशोभद्रसूरय । तत्पट्टे श्री चाहुमानवंशशृङ्गार ।
