In ancient times and especially when the construction involved work atop the summit of Hills, work continued for years and as such they requested their patrons to construct a temple of Shiva or their or their revered deities for their regular daily worship. Hence on any site for construction, temples of Shiva or their revered deities were constructed so as to enable them to offer their prayers during the entire stretch of construction/ renovation. The Sompuras are the architects of the Temples who are mostly the followers of Hinduism. Note: It was during this or earlier renovations that the temple of Mahadev was built for the Sompuras and Hindu construction workers near the Suraj Kund which is currently known as Nilkanth Mahadev Temple. In 1531 AD, Karma Shah renovated all the temples and shrines on Shatrunjay Tirth and installed them under the guidance of Acharya Vidyamandansurishwarji Maharaja (16th Renovation). His youngest son, Karma Shah obtained a firman granting permission for renovating the tirth from Sultan Bahadur Shah. Tola Shah a wealthy Jain Shravak from Chittor had a desire to renovate the damaged temples and shrines on Shatrunjay. In 1526 AD, Sultan Bahadur Shah ascended the throne of Gujarat. Later Ahmmad Sikandar, son of Mahmud Begada (Sultan of Gujarat Sultanate) also damaged and destroyed the temple and the idol of Mulnayak Shri Adinath Bhagwan. Jaziya tax was imposed on pilgrimage of Shatrujay and pilgrims had to pay tax upto 1 gold coin to pay homage to the shrines destroyed by the Mughals. ~16th Century AD: Various attacks from Mughal armies destroyed the temples and shrines on Shatrunjay Tirth. Acharya Vijay Shri Rajsuri also sent one of his disciples from Patan to Palitana (on the base of Shatrunjay) to oversee the proper management of the shrines. Under the leadership of Acharya Vijay Shri Rajsuri a committee was formed with eminent Jain Shravaks from Patan, Radhanpur and Khambhat to manage the Tirth. Therefore, he requested the Patan Jain Sangh to take up the responsibility of the management of Shatrunjay Tirth. After the renovation, the management of Shrines was taken over by Shreshti Deshalshah of Patan and his descendants.ġ5th Century AD: Sajanshah, a descendant of Shreshti Deshalshah who managed the temples on Shatrunjay, shifted his business from Patan to Khambhat. The temples were renovated in a short period of time and the installation was conducted in 1315 AD under Acharya Shri Siddhisurishwarji Maharaj (15th renovation). In 1299 AD, Allaudin Khilji led his army to Gujarat, raided and destroyed the temples atop Shatrunjay Tirth.ġ4th Century AD: Due to severe need of repairs post the attack, a Jain Shravak from Patan named Shreshti Deshalshah Oswal and his son Samarsinh (Samara Shah Oswal) obtained firmans (royal mandate) from Alap Khan, the Subedar of Gujarat for renovation of the shrines. Shri Vastupal served as the Prime Minister of Vaghela Dynasty under the rule of emperors Virdhawal and Visaldev. The main temple dedicated to Shri Adinath Bhagwan which was earlier made of wood was renovated into a beautiful stone temple.ġ3th Century AD: The Jain Sangh of Dholka under the leadership of Vastupal Mantri managed the shrines and temples at Shatrunjay Tirth. In 1155 AD, Bahad (son of Udayan, the minister of Solanki emperor Siddharaj) renovated the shrines and temples on Shatrunjay (14th renovation). Historical information pertaining to the management of the shrines after the 2nd Century AD till the 11th Century AD is not known.ġ1th – 12th Century AD: The temples and shrines on Shatrunjay Tirth were managed by a committee of Sheths of the Patan Jain Sangh. His family managed the temples and shrines atop Shatrunjay till 2nd Century AD. 52 AD: Shreshti Bhavad Shah and his son Javad Shah of Madhumati (Mahuva, Gujarat) renovated the shrines on the Shatrunjay Tirth (13th renovation).
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