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This hall contains 3 more Jina figures with parikara, 16 without parikara, 2 small images once forming part of a Chovīsī slab, 2 metal Pañchatirthi sculptures, 3 metal images of single Jinas. Besides, there is installed, on one side, a big stone sculpture of Shri Rājīmati (Rājula), standing in the centre (of the relief) with a small Jina figure over her head. Two small garland-bearers are flying on two sides of her head while an attendant lady, carrying a big flower garland, stands on each side of Rājimati. The pedestal shows a long inscription dated V. S. 1515 which calls it an image of Shri Rajimati3 (fig. 45)..
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There is besides a small black stone image of a fourarmed yaksha with an elephant as his vehicle, and showing the goad in two hands, an indistinct object in the third and the varada mudra (gift-bestowing pose) with the fourth. There is a small inscription on pedestal which does not specify the name of the yaksha who may be Ishvara, the attendant yaksha of Tirthankara Abhinandana or Mātanga, the yaksha of Supārshvanatha.
In the Navachoki, in the gokha to the right of the entrance door (leading into the guḍhamaṇḍapa) is installed
2 Abu, Vol. II, inscription no. 255.
3 Even though the inscription calls it an image of Shri Răjimati, one feels hesitation in identifying her with Rājimati who was betrothed to Neminatha, firstly, because the figure looks more like that of a Jaina Donor than of Rājīmati, the Princess, who also turned a nun following the path of her husband. Secondly, the inscription does not specify who this Rajimati was. The object carried in her left hand looks like a cup holding sandal-paste for worship. Shobhanadeva, the original architect of Lūņavasahi had installed a figure of his own mother. This is now lost. Does this sculpture represent a copy of the original (mutilated and replaced) installed by later donors ?-Translator.
