The Sarawagi community owes its name to a strong historical association with Jainism.
[2] It mentions how the ruler Girakhandel of Khandela was planning to sacrifice one thousand Jain monks in a naramedha yajña.
However, with the assistance of goddess Chakreshvari, muni Jinasena[3] persuaded the ruler to give up violence.
The ruler along with his eighty-three chiefs became Jain Śrāvakas, giving rise to eighty-four gotra.
[4] The first convention of the Mahasabha was held in 1920, where the publication of "Khandelwal jain Hitechchhu" was initiated.