India history and geography

Source: Jainworld: Jain History (h)

Khaṇḍelā (खण्डेला).—At a distance of forty-five kms. from Sikar stands the town of Khaṇḍelā. Its old name as known from literary sources were Khaṇḍilla and Khaṇḍelapura. Jinasenācārya, in the line of the saint Aparājita, is said to have converted the Cauhāna ruler of this place with his subjects to Jainism, and formed the Khaṇḍelavāla caste. Khaṇḍelā remained a great holy place of the Jainas as is mentioned in Sakalatīrtha Stotra of Siddhasenasūri. Probably, Khaṇḍila-gaccha among the Jainas was named after this place. There are remains of an old Jaina temple at this place.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

khāndēlā (खांदेला) [or ली, lī].—a Affected with khānda (chafedness or soreness of shoulder from burden-bearing)--man or beast. 2 By way of eminence. That carries a corpse.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Starts with: Khandelapura, Khandelavala.

Full-text: Khandilla, Khandelapura, Khandelavala.

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