"Jain temples had been constructed in the region from early on. A temple at Taranagar (Reni district) was said to have been founded in Samvat 999 (942), another at Nohar in Samvat 1084 (1027), and a third at Bhinasar outside Bikaner town in Samvat 1204 (1148). However, no trace of these structures survived. During Muslim attacks, many idols, especially small ones, were saved from defilement by being hidden in the saddle bags of people fleeing into the desert. The only actual remains of Jain temples found so far are at Pallu (Nohar district), about sixty miles south-east of Suratgarh. Here also, almost nothing of the old temples survived except a few sculptures and architectural fragments. .... After the Muslim invasions ceased, it was the Jains who first resumed construction of temples."
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Commenting about the fate of ancient Jain temples in Rajasthan. Jain, M. (2019). Flight of deities and rebirth of temples: Espisodes from Indian history. 129-30
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