Encyclopaedia of Jaina Studies Vol 01 Jaina Art and Architecture

Author(s): Sagarmal Jain, Others
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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gradually splayed out below. Of the ten pillars eight which is slightly raised from the floor level of the are of the square order and two are octagonal. The courtyard. It shows an arrangement of twelve square square pillars with cut off corners have a square moulded pillars along the four sides of a square nave with a base. Their shaft is square below carrying standing large but shallow domical ceiling (Pl. 45) supported on figures of gods and goddesses, and then it turns into an octagonal frame of architraves running across the an octagonal section adorned with eight lalitāsana figures attic pillars placed over the ground pillars. The pillars of goddesses, sixteen-sided section decorated with sixteen and architraves are similar to those seen in the figures of lay-worshippers, and circular section adorned mukhamandapa but the lower band of architraves is with two or three decorative bands of acanthus leaves, replaced here by a sculptural band. To bring the vertical chain-and-bells, and kirttimukhas spewing festoons that pressure of the dome over the pillars there are thrown are held in position below by a band of diamonds and cusped torana-arches between the pillars. Each arch beads. Their capital consists of a double-round abacus emerges from the side brackets of the ground pillar of arris and cyma recta and a four-armed double-roll capitals and meets in the centre of the soffit of the bracket. The two octagonal pillars have similar moulded architraves. The ornate dome, 25ft. in diameter and 30 base and capital as we notice in case of the square ft. in height from floor to the apex, is composed of pillars, but the shaft is octagonal below, sixteen-sided eleven circular courses and a long circular pendant. The in the middle and circular on the top, the last two first course is carved with figures of elephants. The sections bearing eight and sixteen figures of lalitāsana second is karņadardarikā. The third is adorned with goddesses respectively. The five-faceted pilasters figures of lalitasana goddesses. The fourth is gajatālu. correspond in ornamentation to the square pillars but the fifth is decorated with figures of dancers, musicians carry a ghatapallava below the capital. The architraves and warriors. The sixth is gajatālu. The seventh depicts depict two decorative bands of lotus scrolls and diamonds figures of horse-riders. The eighth consists of thirtyon the inner face and a lotus medallion in the centre two-foil kola. The ninth pertains to twenty-eight-foil of their underside. Each bay of the mukhamandapa kola. The tenth is embellished with a series of twocontains a very ornamental ceiling. One of these ceilings armed images of Cakreśvari and Vajraśnkhala with displays in diagonal framework four projecting lūmās female cauri-bearers. The eleventh is carved with a row (pendants) in the four corners, one projecting lūmā in of twelve lūmās and a figural band of male pitcherthe centre, and some half and smaller ones on the sides, bearers. From the third course project out sixteen square all having the shape of serrated diamond. Another brackets of Vidyādharas carrying sixteen long bracket ceiling shows in diagonal setting four depressed lūmās figures of Vidyādevīs tenoned into the eighth kola in the four corners, one projecting lūmā in the centre course. The pendant consists of two courses of eightand four quarter ones at the four ends of the corners, foil and six-foil kolas and a long staminal tube clasped all resembling a serrated diamond. Six ceilings are by a figural band and one row of petals. The four basal domical in shape, each consisting of a series of corners of the dome accommodate images of Ambikā ornamental courses and a fine pendant. The remaining (south-west), Brahmaśānti (north-west), Kaparddi (southone ceiling is flat (samatala) having been relieved with east) and Sarvānubhūti (north-east) with attendant figures. an elegant creeper. There are two ornamental khattakas The rangamandapa is attached to the devakulikās flanking the gūdhamandapa door containing an image by three bays on the front and by six bays on each of Adinātha sitting in meditation.
lateral side. The six bays on the lateral sides are formed The rangamandapa (Pl. 44) is laid out on a platform by a row of four octagonal pillars standing on the floor
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