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and Chandapur (Fig. 40) in U.P. and Thubaun, Chanderi (Fig. 41), Budhi Chanderi, Kārī Talāi (Fig. 42), Narwar, Vidishā (Fig. 43) and some more places in M.P. represent the two-armed Ambikā, with lion mount, shade of mango tree overhead and ämra-lumbi and
40 With Kubera etc., Chandpur (Lalitpur, U.P.), 10th century
child in hands. Another identical figure of two-armed Ambikā, belonging to 10th century A.D., is reported from Khukhundoo (Gorakhpur, U.P.). The image, now in the State Museum, Lucknow (Fig. 44), also shows the figure of her elder son. One of her images from some place in M.P. is also preserved in the National Museum, New Delhi (Acc. No. 75. 890). In few other examples from Jabalpur (Fig. 45), Dhubelā, Gwālior, Vidishā and Gandharvapuri (Fig. 46, on page 90) belonging to 10th to 15th centuries A.D., Ambikā is represented with identical features. In few examples she is also accompanied by her elder son, standing nearby and plucking mango from the āmra-lumbi.
A beautiful Cedi period image of about 12th century A.D. depicts
90 Ambika
