 His bride-to-be is believed to have followed him, becoming a nun and joining his ascetic order.According to "Kalpasutras", Neminatha led an ascetic life there by eating only once every three days, meditated for 55 days and then obtained omniscience on Mount Raivataka, under a Mahavenu tree.According to Jain texts Neminatha had 11 gandhara with "Varadatta Svami" as the leader of the Neminatha disciples.