Holy Abu

Author(s): Jayantvijay
Publisher: Yashovijay Jain Granthmala

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is already noted. Some of them are of special value. The bronze sculpture of Adinātha in the temple of Bhimashāh is 3 ft. in height x 5 ft. broad. Such a big Pañchatirthi sculpture cast in metal is rare to obtain. The huge stone sculptures (of Ādishvara ) in the Vimala-Vasabi or in the gtiờhamaņdapa of the Bhima Shāha temple, elephants of the Ltiņavasahi carved a piece from each single slab of marble, the ornamental toranas in front of Tirtha karas in two minor cells of the Vimala Vasahi, the female dancers and musicians on pillars, architraves or domes of the Vimala Vasahi and the Lüņavasahi, the magnificent lotus pendants of the Rangamandapas of the shrines of Vimala Säha and Tejapāla, are some of the few specimens which deserve special attention of the art critic. The dancing figures afford an interesting study for students of Indian Natyashāstra (Dance, Music and Dramaturgy ).
The present writer has published four more volumes on Ābu, this being the first of the series; the second, on the inscriptions hitherto traced and deciphered, the third on Achalagadh, and the fourth on the sites in a certain radius drawn with the Mount Abu as the centre. The fifth .contains inscriptions from places around Abu mountain. Success of my attempts is due to the blessings of my revered Guru Āchārya Shri Vijaya Dharma Sûri. Pālitānā, Fālguna Shukla, 1.. MUNI JAYANTAVIJAYA. Vira Nirvāṇa Samvat 2459.