Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.122

c10.122

*Bijolia (Bijholī).*—It is a village in Mewar, about 100 miles from Udaipur. A rock inscription has been found in this village. It is a Jaina record containing salutations to Pārśvanātha and other Jaina divinities. According to Bijholi Rock Inscription of Cāhamāna Someśvara it is a fortified picturesque town situated about 112 miles north-east of Udaipur. Its position is in the midst of the uppermost tableland called Pathār in the Aravalli hills. This tableland extends from Bārolli and Bhainsarorgarh in the south to Jahāzpur in the north through Menāl, Bijholī and Maṇḍalgarh, once forming an important portion of the Cāhamāna dominions of Sāmbhar and Ajmeer (E.I., XXVI, Pt. II, April, 1941). It now forms a part of the State of Udaipur. Vindhyavallī is the ancient Sanskrit name of Vijholī or Bijholī, which is an important archaeological site with some ancient temples of unique design and elaborate sculptures (E.I., XXVI, Pt. II, 84-85). It is also popularly known as Bijoliā or Bijoliyā which is derivable from Vindhyavallikā.