History of Early Ganga Monarchy and Jainism

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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30b A displaced seated Jina, without head, of the period of
C. 9th cent. ; Both the figures at NOs 30-A and 30-B are from Begūr, a village near Bangalore, capital city of
Karnataka. 31. A Jina image in Khadgāsana at Ummattūr
(Cāmarajanagara dt) C. 9th cent. 32. One of the existing Jaina shrines caused by the early
Gangas, but repaired subsequently at Maleyūr olim Kanakagiri-Tirtha, where a Jaina cloister of monks has
been recently resurrected (Cāmarājanagara dt.) 33. A Jaina sanctuary of C. 9th cent. at Kelsūru
(Cāmarājanagara dt.) with occasional renovations, has
retained some of its original structure and sculpture. 34. creeper bearing door-jamb, lower frame detail of the main
shrine at Kelsūr Jinālaya. 35. an acolytic divinity associated with Jina in Kelsūru
basadi. Nos 33 to 35 belong to Kelsūr basadi, which was famous in C. 7th cent. as Kellipusūr cedia (caitya) (Vide pp. 21
22 of the text). 36. Goddess Sarasvati, a caturbhuja Vidyādevi;
hamsavāhane, seated on a lotus pedestal holding Japamaņi, lotus, a book and abhayahasta; a 10th cent. sculpture inside Candranātha caityālaya at Säligrāma
(Mysore dt). 37. Kukkutavāhane ( a wild cock with a cobra head'), god
dess Padmāvatidevi holding ankuća, padma, pāśa and a
phala; this sculpture is at Harave (Cāmarājanagara dt.) 38. A Jina-caityālaya at Cikka-Hanasoge, caused by the early
Gangas in C. 900 and renovated by the Cangāļuvas; garbhagriha (sanctum) door-frame upper part, left and right side and the lower part detail are veritable dreams of beauty; a portion of carvings on the block of stone at
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