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Images and Temples of Pārśva in Central India
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Above the serpent-hoods, a chatratraya is flanked by garland-bearers and elephants are also present with devadumdubbi on the top.
On the western wall of temple No. 1, there are two Pārsvanātha images standing in kāyotsarga-posture flanked by câmara-bearers, Indra and Upendra. By the sides of the feet, two worshippers are shown with folded hands. Dharmacakra is depicted between the two seated lions on the pedestal. Above, the serpent-canopy and the chatratraya are flanked by mālādhara-vidyādharas and on the top the devadumdubbi is represented.
In temple No. 4, Pārsvanātha (Plate 25) is shown standing as usual but the pedestal is flanked by seated Yaksa and Yaksi with triple-hooded canopy over their heads. On both sides of Pārsva are shown four standing tiny Jina figures. Garland-bearers and elephants flanking the umbrella are also depicted as usual with devaduṁdubbi on the top.
In another image, fixed on the boundary wall of temple No. 12, Pārsvanātha is standing as usual but here his lāñchana, the snake, is present on the carpet of the seat, while at the other place kukuta is shown on the carpet as his lāñchana.
Eight Pārsvanātha images (six standing and two seated) from Siron, District Lalitpur in U.P., are housed in the sculpture-shed of the Jaina group of modern temples. In the standing images Pārsvanātha (Plate 26) is generally shown in khadgāsana on a siṁhāsana flanked by cămara-bearers standing in dvibhanga-posture facing front side and two seated worshippers with folded hands. A snake is coiled behind the Jina covering the whole of his back, while seven-hooded canopy is present over Pārsva's head. The trichatra is flanked by garland-bearers and elephants. Devaduṁdubhi is also seen on the top. Excepting for one image, the Śrīvatsa mark is generally present on the chest. Curly hair with usnīşa as usual is present. In the two images the Lord is flanked by four seated miniature Jinas and in one case by such six seated Jinas. Generally, the Yaksas and Yaksīs are shown facing front. The lāñchana is not depicted. Usually, the Jina stands on a lotus seat. In one example he is flanked by the standing Dharanendra holding cămara and Yaksi Padmāvati carrying the parasol; both have five-hooded canopy over the head. In this image the pedestal as well as Indra and Upendra are absent.
An image similar to a standing image from Siron-Khurd of the 10th century, is housed in the State Museum, Lucknow (J. 882) and another image, of about the 11th century from the same place, is in the collection of Jhansi Museum (No. 80.24).
In the seated images from Siron, Pārsvanātha (Plate 27) is shown on a decorated cushion in dhyāna-mudrā under a seven-hooded serpent canopy flanked by cămara
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