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Description: | Photograph of temples in the Vimalavasi Tuk at Satrunjaya, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Henry Cousens in the 1880s-90s. Satrunjaya is an ancient Jain place of pilgrimage as it is believed that Pundarika, the main disciple of the first Jain Tirthankara Adinatha, obtained enlightenment here. On the two summits of the hill, which rise 600 m above the plain around the town of Palitana, there are many hundreds of multi-spired temples where every day pilgrims come to pay reverence to the different Jain saints. This view shows the two streets of temples leading to the Adinatha Temple in the Vimalavasi Tuk which is situated on the south ridge of the hill. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Cousens, Henry | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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