Ambika on Jaina Art and Literature

Author(s): Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith

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Akotā (Vadodara), 9th century (p. 44)
10 With consort, Akoţā (Vadodara), 9th century (p. 44)
A figure of two-armed Ambikā is also found from the Mahavira temple at Ghānerāva. (Pali, Rajasthan; 10th century A.D.). The Yakşi sitting on a beautiful lotus seat with its stems delineated below is accompanied by lion vāhana. She bears āmra-lumbi and child (in lap). The figure of her elder son, somewhat grown up, stands on her right flank. The exquisitely carved figure of Ambikā, wearing rich jewelleries, is provided with karanda-mukuta and also branches of mango tree overhead. The beautiful figures of two apsarases further add to the compositional value of the image. Two metal
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