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Sahasrafana Parshvanatha Pata
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This cloth painting is an exquisite depiction of Lord Parshvanatha with yaksha Dharanedra and Yakshini Padmavati standing on a snake under the canopy of a thousand snakehoods (sahasra phana). Below, Parshvanatha is being worshipped by an elephant and devotees. The theme of Parshvanatha, Dharanendra and Padmavati lends itself to varied and intricate compositions. The episode took place when Parshvanatha was standing in deep meditation and Megh a malin
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rains to drown him.
The serpent king Dharanendra came and spread his hood over Parshvanatha and lifted him up above the waters for safety. The Jina however is unaffected by either of them and remains steady in meditation with total equanimity.
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