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Shri Vardhamana Vidya Samavasarana
Brihat Pata This is a very interesting composition of the Samavasarana and Vardhamana Vidya which are mutually complementary. The galleries of the Samavasarana are indicated by three forts with big gates and a flight of steps each. The innermost area is meant for gods, monks and lay worshippers all of whom are silently engaged in the worship of the Jina facing them in the top and the bottom of the panel. The four Vidyadevis propitiated here are Nayadevi, Vinayadevi, Aparajitadevi and Jayantidevi whose images occupy the intermediate cardinal points. In the centre the two intersecting triangles make a star formation symbolizing the universe. Lord Mahavira is seated in the centre of the universe within a stylized sacred letter Hrim, facing all the four directions. Mantras recited by the Jains are written in the six empty arms of the star.
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