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Hubli (Dharwar, Karnataka), 13th
century (p. 113)
two-armed Ambikā (Fig. 72, on page 125) from Narayanapur (Dharwar, Karnataka) shows her in tribhanga and as holding āmra-lumbi in right hand while the left hand kept on the head of her son is mutilated. Her second son rides on lion. The figure is in the Kalyāni Govt. Museum. Her two-armed figure with āmra-lumbi and child is found from the Jaina Basti in Angadi. The second son and lion mount are carved on the right.
Humcha in Shimoga district has yielded about four independent figures of Ambikā, datable, between 10th and 11th centuries A.D. In all the examples (Figs. 73 to 76, respectively on pages 126, 128, 127 and 129), Ambikā, seated in sukhāsana, holds āmra-lumbi and child. Her mount lion and second son are carved either on the pedestal or on right flank. One such figure (Fig. 77, on page 130) is preserved in Shimoga Govt. Museum. Since these figures are fashioned in granite the workmanship is somewhat crude. Three figures of two-armed Ambikā are found at the Hoyasala sites at Halebid (Pārsvanātha temple; 2 figures; Fig. 78, on page 131) and Arsikere (Mahāvira temple). The figures, datable to 12th century A.D., represent her as seated in lalitāsana and as holding
