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________________ 462 AN EARLY HISTORY OF ORISSA PLATE VI 31. GAŅESA GUMPHĀ-View of a guard on the outer face of the left hand pilaster in the verandah. It is 4' 6" in licight. Wcars turban, earornaments, scarf and dhoti, and holds a full length spcar in right hand. 32. GAŅEŚA GUMPHĀ--View of bracket. It is relieved with a standing female figure holding spouted vessel with flowers. 33. GAŅEŠA GUMPHĀ- View of a bas-relief. Probably represents an abduction scene. Portrays a cave or house shaded with tree with a man lying on a bed and a woman sitting beside him with her right hand resting on luis left leg. Beyond this pair, to right is seen another woman grasping the right arm of a man wearing a dhoti and walking with a stoop as if weary or wounded, and carrying a sword in left hand. The two women are apparently talking to each other. In the right half of the relief is depicted a mortal combat between a man and woman. The scene ends with the man carrying off the woman. Note :--One such scene has been found in the Rāni Gumphā. 34. GAŅEŚA GUMPHA---View of the second relief carved in the fourth compartment. Four kilted soldiers armed with swords and shields pursuing a party consisting of two men and a woman riding on an elephant. The hindermost rider has just cut off the head of the foremost pursuer; Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006922
Book TitleEarly History of Orissa
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorAmarchand Mittal
PublisherJain Cultural Research Society
Publication Year1957
Total Pages506
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size9 MB
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