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The earliest history of the hills is related to Pundarika (meaning white lotus), the grandson of the first thirthankara (spiritual leader or ford-crosser) and son of Barata. He was sent by his grandfather specifically to attain enlightenment. Following this event, Barata built a temple there which was visited by Rishbaha Dev or Adinatha to give more credence to the place.[1][2]
Rishabha sanctified the hill where he delivered his first sermon. Though it is mentioned that Rishabha the Tirthankara died and attained salvation on Shatrunjay, it was his grandson Pundarik who received salvation at Shatrunjay, hence the hill was originally known as "Pundarikgiri". Bharata, the father of Pundarik and half-brother of Bahubali, also came to Shatrunjaya many times; he is also credited with establishing a tirtha (pilgrimage site) about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Palitana.[3]
The history, site description, architecture, culture, practices, other religions section needs some attention, some sections are plain OR/misinformation. We should avoid tour guides as these are mostly non-HISTRS sources. Palitana is nearly a 1000 year site, with much scholarship... about its early history (pre-14th century), later history (16th century and afterwords), its development as a pilgrimmage site, inscriptions, architecture, pilgrimage, rituals, etc. I will clean and patch it up a bit, but welcome others to collaborate and improve it further. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 23:29, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This article top-most important article of Jainism. One of the most important pilgrim site. Agree with your assessment. It needs complete overhaul doing away with non-HISTRS. Text under "Location" needs trimming too. I am willing to participate. Nizil (talk) 06:44, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Go ahead. The section on a few major temples and key artwork in different Tuks can be improved, for example. I encourage a summary style overview of the temples here, for balance and for readability. We should also add a short summary about Jaina Patas (cloth paintings) on Palitana temples in the culture subsection (Example WP:RS). Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 09:57, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
