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shoulders, and the beaded necklace (ekāvali) of the attendants suggest the date of the image c. tenth century.
A seated tenth-century image of Pārsvanātha flanked by attendants with mutilated pedestal, head and serpent-hoods from Bujgadh (Mandasore District) is housed in Bhānpur State Museum (No. 36).
A head of Pārsvanātha, protected by seven-hooded cobra, hailing from Hingalājagarh, is in the collection of the Central Museum, Indore. His curly hair, smiling face, elongated ears, suppressed uşnīşa and attentiveness of the cobra-god are remarkable. The image may be dated to the 10th century.
In one other image from Bujgarh, (Bhanapur State Museum No. 42), standing and of about the tenth-century, though in a very bad state of preservation, Pārsvanātha is shown on a lotus seat fully backed by the serpent coils flanked by Indra and Upendra. Padmavati is on Jina's left side, the portion on the right side is broken.
Another tenth century image from Hingalājgarh in the Indore Central Museum (Pārsva standing) (Plate 29) is shown on a lotus seat flanked by Indra and Upendra holding cāmaras. The serpent coils are shown behind the back of the Jina and a canopy of seven hoods over his head.
In one more image from the same place and in the same Museum, Pārsva is depicted simply with a seven-hooded canopy over his head.
Gandharvapuri (District Dewas) has yielded a colossal standing Pārsvanātha with a seven-hooded canopy over his head flanked by Indra and Upendra as cámarabearers, the vidyādhara couples hold garlands, four seated Jinas, the trichatra and the devadumdubbi figure above the canopy. Śrīvatsa mark and usnīşa are present. The image may be assigned to the 11th century. It is housed in the State Museum, Gandharvapuri (No. GOP 81).
In another seated image from the same place and housed in the same Museum (No. 230.89), Pārsvanātha is shown with Indra and Upendra. His back is shown fully covered with coils of the snake making canopy of seven hoods over his head. Vidyadhara couples, triple umbrella, elephants and devaduṁdubbi are shown as usual. The image is mutilated and may be dated to c. tenth century.
On the north wall of a modern śāntinātha temple at Burhi Canderī (District Guna), M.P., a Pārsvanātha image assignable to the tenth century A.D. is shown to be flanked by Yaksa and Yaksī standing on a simbāsana.
A remarkable seated image of Pārsvanātha (Plate 30) from Bhojpur (Raisen District) is enshrined in the garbhagrha of the śāntinātha temple, dated c. 11th century. Here the pedestal is absent. Pārsvanātha is shown seated on the serpent coils on a
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