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6. Sovo. 



Sovo, a village about 9 miles east of Desanoka, possesses 



three devali -mscriiptions dated Samvat 1662, 1668, and 1749, 



respectively. The first refers to Rathora Savaja Dasa Hinga- 



lavata, and the third to Sakhalo Del Dasa, The place was 



visited by my traveller on November 5th, 1916. 



7. Udasara. 



Udasara is about 17 miles south of Desanoka, on a straight 

 line. The village was visited by my traveller on October 28th. 

 1916, and he brought from there impressions of six devah- 

 inscriptions, of which five dated Samvat 1727 (?), 1753, 175/ , 

 1768, and 1777, and one illegible. 



8. HlYADESARA. 



Hiyadesara is about 13 miles south of Desanoka, on a 

 straight line, and 5 miles north-east of Udasara. It possesses 

 seven devalis with inscriptions dated Samvat 1610, 16/4, 

 1742, 1750,' 1750, 1752, and 1779, all referring to Pirohitas. 

 The village was visited by my traveller, on October 29th, 1916. 



9. MORAKHANO. 



Morakhano is about 12 miles south-east of Desanoka, and 

 4 south-east of Sovo. I visited the place myself on December 

 7th and 8th, 1916, and found interesting records of the Samvat 

 Centurv 1200, and also of the Samvat Centuries 1500-1600. 



The chief object of interest 'at Morakhano is the temple 

 of Susan! , the kuladevi of the Suranas, a gotra of the Mahajanas. 

 The Suranas derive their descent' from the Sakhala branch ot 

 the Pavara Rajputs. According to a tradition described jn the 

 Mahajana Vamsa Muktavali by Rama Lala Gani, 1 the Suranas 

 descend from Siiro, a son of Jaga De, the well-known Pavara 

 hero who lived at the court of Siddharava Je Singha, and is 

 famous for the offer he made of his head to prolong the life o 

 his master. The particulars of the conversion of the Suranas 

 to Jainism are accounted for by Rama Lala Gani in this 

 way. On the occasion of a huge Kabuli force having fallen on 

 Gujerat, Surd, who was an officer in Siddharaja Je Singha s 

 army, went to Maladhara Hema Suri and asked for his assis- 

 tance. Hema Suri first demanded as a condition that Sure ► an 

 his brothers Savala and Sankha should embrace Jainism, and tne 

 condition having been accepted, he gave them the vijayapataKa 

 yantm, by means of which they were able to rout the enem>- 

 Thereupon Siddharaja Je Singha welcomed Surd with tne 



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