"A.K. Forbes (1821-1865), who came to India in 1843 and spent most of his time in western India, described the site and its desecration, The holy mountain of Shutroonjye, sacred to Adeenath, the first of the twenty-four hierophants of the Jains... Shutroonjye is one of the most ancient and sacred shrines of the Jain religion. It is described as the first of places of pilgrimages... The temples on Shutroonjye were afterwards destroyed by barbarians and for a long time desolation reigned in the holy mountain."