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ANCIENT
JAIN IDOLS RECOVERED NEAR UDAIPUR
Jain
idols of Tirthankars belonging to 3rd century have been recently
recovered near Udaipur at Chhota Bedala village during excavations
for a water tank. The tallest of the idols, of Bhagwan Mahavir, made
od white marble is having 2 ft.height and 1.5 ft. width. The other
one of Bh Parashwa nath Ji is 1.5 ft. tall and 6 in. wide.There are
few other idols of Bhagwan Adinath, Devi Padamavati and others. On
one of them, Samvat 293 and month Vaishakh is engraved.
- Ahimsa
Times June (issue)
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