[Meenal Jain]

It is said that the artistic idol of Bhagwan Rishabh Dev was brought at Rishabhdeo temple Dhulev from a village Khoonadary. According to the ruins found there it shows that in ancient time Khoonadary was a prosperous city. In Mughal period due to attacks on Khoonadary and killing of cows, the devotees shifted the idol at safer place. It is said that this idol was reverenced by Acharya Vidyanand in 8th – 9th century. According to some ancient petrographs found here, this Kshetra was renovated time to time.

In an ancient petrograph belongs to V. S. 1431, the temple was reconstructed by ‘Poonja’ and ‘Kota’ sons of Shah Harda being impressed by the precepts of Bhattarak Dharm Kirti. In a Second petrograph belongs to V. S. 1572, impressed by the preaches of Bhattarak Yash Kirti, a Mandapa & Nav Chauki was constructed in village Dhulev. In a Third petrograph belongs to V. S. 1753 during the period of Bhattarak Surendra Kirti, a temple of Bhagwan Rishabh Dev was constructed and reverenced by the family of ‘Bhojasa’ – the son of Sanghavi Aalha and a Dev Kulika The Fourth petrograph belongs to V. S. 1863, is fixed in northern wall of rampart of the temple. According to this fourth petrograph the fort was constructed and reverenced by Vaje Chand of Sagwora.at the time of Bhattarak Yash Kirti.