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MOHIDA-TARF-HAVELI
Mohida-tarf-haveli is a small village in
Shahada taluka with 394 inhabitants in 1961, known for a group of
old Jain caves on the banks of the Gomai river. [The caves were
discovered by Shri S. A. Sali, of the; Archaeological Survey of
India.] Excavated in the bed-rock of the river, the caves are
roofless, and hence usually remain filled with water and debris.
The first of these, is an oblong hall containing images of Jain
tirthankaras in niches. Its garbha-griha contains an
image, probably that of Adinath, which is the main deity, and on
the walls those of other tirthankaras. Cave 2 is an
irregular oblong hall with similar images. The garbha-griha
also contains an image in mutilated condition.
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