Colonel Tod gives instances in Udaipur of works of beneficence
executed by Telis. "The _Teli-ki-Sarai_ or oilman's caravanserai is
not conspicuous for magnitude; but it is remarkable not merely for
its utility but even for its elegance of design. The _Teli-ka-Pul_ or
Oilman's Bridge at Nurabad is a magnificent memorial of the trade and
deserves preservation. These Telis perambulate the country with skins
of oil on a bullock and from hard-earned pence erect the structures
which bear their name." [676] Similarly the temple of Vishnu at Rajim
is said to be named after one Rajan Telin, who discovered the image
lying abandoned by the roadside. She placed her skin of oil on it to
rest herself and on that day her oil never decreased, and when she
had finished selling in the market she had all her oil as well as
the money. Her husband suspected her of evil practices, but, when
next day her mother-in-law laid a skinful of oil on the image and
the same thing happened, it was seen that the god had made himself
manifest to her, and a temple was built and named after her and the
image enshrined in it. Similarly the image of Mahadeo at Pithampur in
Bilaspur was seen buried by a Teli in a dream, and he dug it up and
made a shrine to it and was cured of dysentery. So an annual fair is
held and many people go there to be healed of their diseases.