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A Jain temple?[edit]

Two drawings from the 19th century recognise this temple as a Jain temple dedicated to Adinātha.

1872 (E. Therond,)] and

1880 (by G. W. Lawrie) -Nimit (talk) 14:50, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@जैन: That is why WP:HISTRS matters. We should avoid or use extra care in using 50+, 100+, 200+ years old cites, particularly when more recent scholarship is available. Everyone makes mistakes, including 19th-century writers / tour guide illustrators. Yes, what we can do is to add a para stating a few early colonial literature misidentified this temple and summarize how, why the correction was made. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 15:15, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]