History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s6.24

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that it is of considerable age, and an inscription of Harihara II. of Vijayanagar mentions the gift of a copper door for the shrine in 1393, but till a survey with sufficient illustrations is published we cannot speculate on its age. Two miles south, in the hamlet of Tiruppadikunram, is a Jaina temple, dedicated to Vardhamâna, of which the shrine has an apsidal back—which is covered with sculptures of a somewhat superior character. It probably dates from the 11th century, and contains inscriptions of Chola and early Vijayanagar kings—one commemorates a grant to it by the general of Bukka II. in 1387.