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Jain Thought and Culture
The eastern recess of the northern bhadra, however, shows an image of two-armed Padmavatı Yaksı standing under a canopy of serpent-hoods
Niche XIV on the north projection of the antarala shows a standing image of two-armed Kubera, carrying skull-cup and purse, the latter placed on two jars, representing nidhis The purse is decorated with floral pattern disposed in vertical registers The god has an oval halo resembling a spoked wheel and wears crown, kundalas, torque, upavita, keyuras, long mala, wristlets and anklets Ram mount is shown on the proper right The god is flanked on the proper right by a standing couple and on the left by a male cauri-bearer
In the niche below niche XIV occurs a four-armed standing goddess, carrying abhaya, lotus flower, nilotpala, and probably a mirror held upside down She wears crown, kundalas, torque, hara, wristlets, an under-garment fastened by a belt with jewelled loops and tassels and anklets
Niche XV below the north balcony of the mahamandapa shows an image of a twelve-armed goddess seated in lalitasana The right hands carry sword, mirror, indefinite object, flower, cakra and vajra while of the left hands three are broken and two carry lotus flowers, one carries a fruit The goddess wears a flattened head-dress with the catula-mani ornament on the simanta, two types of kundalas, torque, hara, keyuras, wristlets, an under-garment fastened by a belt with jewelled loops and tassels and anklets A defaced animal partly resembing a boar is depicted below the lotus seat of the goddess, which is well preserved and has a handsome face
Niche XVI on the north projection of the mandapa shows a two-armed image of Indra seated in lalitasana over his elephant mount He has an oval halo carved with lotus petals and wears a cylinderical crown (kirita-mukuta), kundalas, torque, upavita, keyuras, wristlets, and anklets The right foot of the god is placed on flower a lotus which rests on a jar He carries a vajra in the left hand of which faint traces have survived, while his right hand is broken Below niche XVI on the basement occurs a niche containing an image of a twelve-armed goddess seated in lalita sana on a wheeled ironcart (lohasana) Of her right hands the first s broken others hold abhaya, trisula, cakra and
| SR No. | 011055 |
| Book Title | Jain Thought and Culture |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | G C Pandey |
| Publisher | University of Rajasthan |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 195 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 9 MB |