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128769230 AD.); at the hands of Shriman Vijayasenasürt. who was the pupil of Haribhadra sūri, the pupil of Shtk Abanda and Amara sūris. Ananda sūri was the pupil of Shri Shānti sūri who was the pupil of Shri Mahendra sūri of Nagendra gaccha.
...In this. Lūnavasahi, an two sides of the entrance from Navachoki into the. Gūdhamandapa are two big niches with: ornamental frame-work of fine carvings which were built by: Tejapāla for the spiritual welfare of his wife Suhadādevi. 1. Many of the cells in the Bhamati were similarly efected by Tejapāla for the spiritual merit of his brothers, brothers wives, sisters, nephews, daughters-in-laws and other near relatives as also for the sake of his intimate associates and parents of his wives or of son's wives and so on. All the cells were consecrated during the years 1287 V. S. and 1293 V. S. While the pratișthāvidhi (consecration ceremony) of the two Gokhs (niches ) took place in V. S. 1297 (1240 A..D.... .: Like Vimala Vasahā, Lūņavasahi is an example of fine chiselling of marble. The walls, entrance-doors, pillars, mandapas, toranas, ceilings or domes etc. are adorned with ornamental relief carvings of inanimate motifs like flowers, trees, creepers, lamps, bells. etc., or of animals like horses, elephants, camels; tigers and lions, or of fishes and birds, besides' various representations of gods and men, of scenes from life such as courts, royal processions, marriage-proces
1 The two niches ( Khattakas) are, generally, known as Gokhs (niches) of Derāņi (younger brother's wife) and Jethāņi (the elder brother's wife) which is however wrong, as shown above. It is also believed that in setting up these two highly ornate 'Gokhs'-in which are installed two Jina images dia total expense of 18 lakhs of rupees was incurred. One of the two niches, illustrated in fig. 33, will show the excellence of ornamental carvings which obtains admiration from all visitors.
