MANAGEMENT OF TEMPLES AT NĀḌOL DURING THE CAUHĀN PERIOD

Näḍol, now in district Pālī of Rajasthan State remained the capital of the local Chauhan-rulers. Several Jain and Hindu temples were built there. It is believed that Mahārājā Laxman, who was the progenitor of the family came from Sapādalakṣa and rescued the people of Nadol from the tyranny and free booting raids of Med tribes.

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आर. वी. सोमानी अभिलेखों के आधार पर दिखाते हैं कि नाडोल के चौहान शासकों ने अपने मन्दिरों की व्यवस्था कैसे की — महाराजा लक्ष्मण द्वारा निर्मित लक्ष्मणस्वामी मन्दिर, रानियों तथा राजकुमारों के बनवाए त्रिपुरुषदेव-परिसर के देवालय, निर्वाह के लिए दिए गए ग्राम, रथयात्रा में नर्तकियों की उपस्थिति, और करमुक्ति के दान। Somani reconstructs from inscriptions how the Cahamana rulers of Nadol endowed and administered their temples: Laksmanasvami built by Maharaja Laksmana, the Tripurusadeva complex with shrines raised by queens and princes, villages assigned for upkeep, courtesans required at Rathayatra, and taxes remitted by grant.

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