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the power of Rana-rambha, seated itself miraculously on the 
pitha. The queen offered her property to the latter image, 
and several villages were presented to it by other worshippers. 
It is said there was a water-carrier, named Brahma, who in 
by the people, he moved through the air pr  consecrating the 
Ran-eivara Linga and consecrated the Ranasvamin secretly. 
The queen erected a grand hall in honour of this Siddha which 
she called Brahma-mandapa. 
Ranaditya and his —_ also built the ee i of Rana- 
rambha-svamin and Rana-rambha-deva and a Matha for men- 
dicants on the Hari Parbat hill, probably on its southern side, 
which gave Rainavari (eastern suburb of Srinagar) its name. 
The king also established a hospital for the sick and suffering 
poor, in order to ward off a danger threatening his another 
queen, Sena-mukhi. He erected a temple of Martanda (Sun) 
at the village of Simha-rotsika which ia called Ranapura- 
svamin. The modern name of Simha-rotsika is Sumra-bug 
village near Pantachuk (5 miles from Srinagar on the Anant- 
nag road) on the left bank of the Vitasta. At Pantachuk is the 
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Ranaditya’s rule lasted 60 years and 3 months. 
Vainyaditya—474-521 a.p. 
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— visiting various places of tants be: went to the Sivalik 
untains where he saw a recluse, named Ganapat, who h 
bias living in a cave since 100 years. Vainyaditya remained 
with him, and, under his guidance, practised penances for 
