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are also visible. In the temple are also preserved a Pancha-tirthika sa-parikara sculpture of Sambhavanātha and another similar of Dharmanātha. These two as well as the mūlanāyaka sculpture were installed in V. S. 1549 according to the partly visible inscriptions on their backs. Six more Tirthankara images without any parikara, and one Kausaggiya (standing Jina) separated from some parikara, are also preserved in this shrine.
Cell no. 8, following this shrine, has an image of Neminātha installed as mūlanāyaka, total 3 Jina figures in the cell. In cell no. 9, mūlanāyaka Ādinātha, no other image. In cell no. 10, mūlanāyaka Ādinātha, no other icon. In cell 11, mūlanāyaka is Ādinātha, 6 images in all. The next two cells are empty.
The shrine of Bhimā Shāha consists of a mūla-garbhagpha, gūdha-maņdapa and navachoki. It seems that the work of construction of the Rangamaņdapa and the Bhamati was left unfinished at an early stage.
A row of nineteen Jinas is carved above the door-lintel of the main entrance to the gūļhamaņpapa of this „shrine whereas on this door frame is seen a standing Jina ; on two sides are figures of worshipful shrāvakas standing with folded hands. The total number of images in this shrine is as follows :1. Sa-parikara Pañcha-tirthi of Mūlanāyaka Ādinātha,
cast in metal-1. 2. Sa-parikara Pancha-tirthika stone sculptures-4. 3. Tri-tīrthika Sa-parikara sculpture of stone-1. 4. Sculptures of Tirthankaras, without any parikara-83. 5. Single Jina Images cast in metal-4. 6. Kāusaggiyās or figures of standing Jinas, separated
from different parikaras-7. 7. Metal Tri-tirthika Jina figure-1.
