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personages riding on elephants pass by the village of Madhuban. Men and women are seen climbing up or climbing down the mountain. Women are seen drawing water from a nearby well and down below, fish swim in a flowing stream.
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The second pat depicts a pilgrimage to Girnarji. In the first section are seen mountains, trees, flowing rivers, many tanks, temples and birds such as peacocks, herons and so on. Jain devotees of either sex and monks and nuns and brahmin sadhus are seen going to and fro. Besides a temple with the foot-monks of Neminathji and the other devoted to Ambaji, there is Rajulmati's cave. In the second section, there is a magnificent temple of Shri Neminath. There are small shrines with images of Tirthankars in them. The image of
Shri Neminathji is at the centre in a magnificent temple adorned with golden domes with golden pinnacles, golden flags, and hanging bells. There is a devotee bearing the name of Laxmidas. Down in a row we see foot marks, Sadhus reading manuscripts, businessmen in a caravanserai and a tank. Third section has a temple of Lord Vishnu and another one of Lord Mahadev. On the other side, we see a nun preaching devotees. Down below, we see the wedding procession of Shri Neminath, his wedding pendal, the mother-in-law applying a vermillion red-mark on the forehead of Neminathji, men and women in the wedding procession wearing beautiful clothes and ornaments etc. As Neminathji alights from the back of the horse, drums are being beaten and the groom is given a ceremonial welcome. Another section depicts Neminathji being initiated (being given Diksha) and Neminathji in the act of plucking out his own hair. Below this palacial building, we see birds, animals and mango trees.
A selection of some other pat paintings can also be mentioned in passing. In the first section of one of these paintings we see a large temple with five domes and with four Tirthankars at its centre. At the gate of the temple, four-handed male figures are seen having flowers, fly-drivers, pitchers and so on in their several hands. Twentyfour Tirthankars are seated in temples decorated with flowers and hanging glass-lamps. Heavenly damsels are showering flowers from the sky. The flags of golden chariots are flapping merrily. Peacocks are dancing. Ten-headed Ravan is playing upon Veena and Mandodari is dancing in front of the Lord. Peacocks are standing with garlands in their beaks. Deers are running here and there.
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