BHARGAVA, J.—In village Dhulev in the erstwhile State of Udaipur in Rajasthan there is an ancient temple of Shri Keshriyanathji.

2. The petitioners on behalf of Swetamber Jain Sangh and the members of Murtipujak Swetamber Jain Sangh of Udaipur claim that this temple is a Jain temple and has always been recognised as such in official documents and Farmans issued by the erstwhile State of Mewar and assert that it was under the ownership and management of Jain Shashan. It is said that it is a Bavan Jainalaya with a main idol in the centre and 51 Devries around it. The main idol is that of Shri Rikhabdeoji, the first Tirathankar of Jains and the idols in the said Devries are those of other Tirathankars and footprints of some deities, that Sewa Puja in the temple is performed according to Swetamber Murtipujak Jain tenets, that this temple is a famous of place worship for Swetamber Murtipujak Jains from all parts of India. They come in large numbers. They donate large funds for the religious worship in the temple and for other religious and charitable activities. There are people of other faiths also who worship therein on account of Prabhartik idol but this they do so out of religious to

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