Memorandum by Herbert Mills Repton on the Dhai dinka Jhompree or Jain Temple at Ajmere [Ajmer]
Mss Eur F126/77, ff 10-11
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 17 Feb 1874. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Memorandum regarding the Dhai dinka Jhompree, more commonly known as the Jain Temple at Ajmere [Ajmer], including General Alexander Cunningham's assertions in relation to the history of its construction as given in his archaeological report of 1864-1865, and the likelihood that the Jain's would not contribute to the restoration of a Musjid temple constructed by Mahomedans using materials obtained from the spoliation of Jain temples.
The memorandum goes on to describe the state of decay of the temple, which is being caused by the weather, and states that restoration of it would be impossible, but that the portion which was still standing could be preserved and an estimate for that work had previously been compiled by Executive Engineer Captain Henry John Nuthall.
The memorandum concludes with observations on an article about the temple that had appeared in a newspaper; further comments on similarities between stones at various sites which supported General Cunninghams belief that stone had been taken from another temple to be used in the construction of several buildings in the area, including the Jain temple; the likelihood that stone from the temple had been taken more recently by locals for new building projects; and regarding the stones from the temple which had been used in a triumphal arch for Lord Mayo's (Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Viceroy of India 1869-1872) visit, which had all been taken from those lying about the ground, following the collapse of a portion of the roof.
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- Memorandum by Herbert Mills Repton on the Dhai dinka Jhompree or Jain Temple at Ajmere [Ajmer]
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- 10r:11v
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