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Miņaladevi.' Of these, images Nos. I-3 (Gosala and Guņadevi) represent the grand-father-and-mother of Vijada who carried out repairs in V.S. 1378 while figures 4 and 5 representing Mahaņasimha and his wife Miñaladevi wete installed by their son Lāligasimha (cousin brother of Vījada) in the same year.” There are besides the following images in this gūdhamañợapa :
I. Small image of Ambikādevi. 1. Mental Chovisi image. 1. Pañcha-tirthi image. 1. Ekatīrthi in metal. 2. Small Ekalamūrtis (of metal).
In this gūdhamandapa, there are in all 35 Jina images, 2 Kāusaggiyā images, i Pațţa of chovisi, 1 Image of
s of Shrāvakas, and 3 of Shrāvikās.
: 1 See p. 44 above.
2 The sculptures are important for a student of the dress, ornaments etc., of Gujarati people in the fourteenth century A. D. Males kept moustaches and a beard, and wore dhotis which hardly reached the knees. Lower garments or sāris of ladies reached their ankles. Besides ati ornamental double or triple girdle, these ladies of upper middle class have tied a scarf round the thighs, which is reminiscent of various scarss in earlier sculptures. Another scarf falling on shoulders (Odhaņi in Gujarāti) covers the hair and protects the head. Big circular heavy ear-rings and other ornaments may also be noted. The ladies wore a bodice which left the abdomen or a part of the belley bare. Both the males and the females present a typical physiognomy, with broad squarish faces, long pointed noses. thin lips and slightly elongated eyes which should be compared with contemporary miniature paintings. All the donors carry, with both hands, ornamental money-bags which were known as Nolis (Sanskrit-Nakulaki, Prakrit-Naulai). This group may be compared with portrait sculptures in the Hastishālā of the temple built by Tejahpāla.-Translator.
