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Pavagadh old stairway: Jain images
Jain images were removed during stairway work in 2024, with damage reported and responsibility disputed.
Pavagadh Hill, Panchmahal · Gujarat
Not established
As documented: date not establishedApproximate locality
22.4847°, 73.5339° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Marker identifies the hill’s Jain temple locality, not the exact position of every stairway image.
- Dates of source consultation are not dates of field inspection. Historical events do not establish the current condition.
- No independent specialist review. Complete site history and underlying reference assessment remain open.
AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Damage · unknown causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
16 June 2024 AD
Images were removed during renovation; complainants reported finding them broken.
eventDisputedImages were removed during renovation; complainants reported finding them broken.
The complainants alleged responsibility of the Kalika Mata temple trust. Its president said Jain representatives had requested removal for restoration. The FIR named unidentified people; neither account is adopted as settled.
- After protests, govt orders restoration of removed Jain idols in Pavagadh ↗The Indian Express · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateDisputed16 June 2024
- After protests, govt orders restoration of removed Jain idols in Pavagadh ↗The Indian Express · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknownA responsible individual or organization has not been established.
Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Jain temples, Pavagadh — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Present physical condition has not been independently established in this edition.
Source context
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- After protests, govt orders restoration of removed Jain idols in Pavagadh ↗ · The Indian Express
17 June 2024. Reports competing accounts of removal during staircase work. Do not present removal as total temple demolition or resolve disputed responsibility.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct - Jain temples, Pavagadh — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article text consulted. Underlying works are separately inventoried; this source is not independent corroboration.
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