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bearers facing front. Above the hoods on both sides of the trichatra and the devaduṁdubhi, four seated miniature Jinas, mālādhāri vidyadhara couples, and elephants are depicted. On the pedestal a carpet decorated with kirttimukba is seen suspended between the two lions flanked by seated Yaksa and Yaksi at the corners. Śrīvatsa-mark is present on the chest. The image may be dated to 11th century. In another seated image from the same place, Pārsvanātha is flanked by two standing and two seated mini Jinas.
Two standing Pārsvanātha images belonging to c. 11th century have been reported from Dudhai, District Lalitpur, where he is shown on a simbāsana flanked by Indra and Upendra bearing cămaras. His back is fully covered by the coils of the cobra whose seven hoods are above the head of the Jina. Trichatra and devaduṁdubhi are flanked by elephants. On one side of the Pärśva ten miniature Jinas are also depicted, thus resulting in the caturvinsati-patta as a slab.
Two images of Pārsvanātha reported from Mahobā (District Hamirpur), U.P., and of the 12th century, are housed in the Jhansi Museum (Nos. 80.18 and 80.83). In one image he is standing in the kāyotsarga-posture on a pedestal with sevenhooded canopy above his head. A cámara-bearer attendant is flanked on either side of the Jina. On the pedestal donors are incised with folded hands. The lāñchana of the Pārsva—two coiled snakes—is also depicted. It has a two-line inscription on the pedestal bearing the date samvat 1253 (A.D. 1196). In another image of about the 12th century, Pārsvanātha is shown standing with Dharanendra of the same dimensions bearing the camara on the right side of the Jina."
Kacchapagbāta Territory Pārsvanātha images are also met with in the territory ruled by the Kacchapaghātas in and around Gwalior and Padhāvali. Two sculptures of about the tenth-11th century are housed in the Central Archaeological Museum, Gwalior. They were acquired from Padhavali and Gwalior Fort. The Padhāvali image represents Pārsvanātha seated in padmāsana. He has a śrīvatsa-mark on his chest. Behind his head, the prabhamandala-halo is also depicted. Above the head of the Jina, trichatra flanked by the elephants and the devaduṁdubbi are, as in most examples, present on the top. The attendant Nāgendras flanking the Tirthankura are shown standing on elephants and with serpent-hoods on their heads. The pedestal shows a dharmacakra and the devotees have been assigned a place between the two lions.
The second image of Pārsvanātha from Gwalior Fort is inscribed and can be attributed to the 11th century. The small figures of the Jinas in the parikara suggest
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