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Vimala-Vasahi )
is labelled as, Bharatheshvarasya Samjäta-Kevalajñane Rajeharana-samarpane Sānidhyadevatā. Samāyātā 1...... Rajoharana......Sānidhyadevatā | At one end of the ceiling is a toraṇa (ornamental arch) of the Rangamaņdapa, on it are two small figures of Tirthankaras.
(7) The ceiling of the portico under consideration is divided into three main sections, the one with Bhāva 6 described above being in the centre. To the right of the above scene, the section shows a domical ceiling, supported by beams on the vertical inner surfaces of which are some. relief carvings. They show, beginning from the east, a small figure of a Tirthankara and achāryas sitting on simhāsanas and attended upon by shrāvakas carrying in their hands accessories for worship. To the north is another Jina image while on the beam to the south is a king sitting on a simhāsana with soldiers on his sides. Wrestling scenes decorate the remainig beam.
(8) On the beams of the corresponding section on the other side of Bhāva 6 are carved the march of a king with soldiers following, an achārya sitting on a simhāsana with the stbāpanā in front and worshipped by two shrāvakas standing and some others sitting.
(9) The line of smaller cells is broken at the main entrance to the Vimala Vasahi, though the corridor is continuous. A passage leading to the Rangamaņdapa is formed here at the end of which one descends the platform of the corridor and reaches the maņdapa. In the corridor ceiling over this passage two bays are formed with cross beams supporting the broad ceiling. The first one, which used by Jaina monks and nuns, as a soft instrument to remove dust and small insects without killing them. It is also known as Ogho in Prakrit usuage amongst the Jainas. The Digambaras use a broom of peacock's feathers,
