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In the second section, we see steps studded with gold. The sun is shining brightly in the sky. Gautam Swami is moving up towards the Lord by touching the rays of the sun. Down below, a number of sadhus are seen assuming different yogic postures. We see Kabir, Tulsidas, Gopalgiri etc. among the sadhus. One of them is standing with his hand resting on a tiger. Rushis or sages are seated on tigerskins The mountains around are clad with trees. Animals such as deer, rabbits and tigers are seen roaming around. A Tirthankar is entwined with serpents. A sadhu is drawing water from a well.
In the third section, Ravan is seen bowing down with folded hands before the Muniraj. Gautamswami is giving milk with sugar and rice to an ascetic. Many ascetics are seen assuming different yogic postures like Shirshashan, Padmasan, Pranayam and so on. One is seen accepting milk with sugar and rice. Some men are digging at the mountain. Down below, large ships are sailing in the ocean with large fish swimming in it.
Yet another pat portrays a pilgrimage to mount Abu. The first section of the pat depicts large temples with images of Tirthankars in them. Rounded pinnacles of gold, flags and hanging bells adorn these temples. The Tirthankars with smiling faces are seated in Padmasan and are engrossed in meditation. Devotees are seen fanning them with fly-drivers. A temple with three domes with the images of Tirthankars is at the centre of the second section. The temple is surrounded by a number of small temples. Devotees are seen climbing up the mountain. Royalties are seen seated in howdahs. There are temples of Lord Mahadev and Devis. There are tanks and mountains clad in trees. Delicately drawn young and charming women wearing colourful clothes and ornaments are showering golden flowers from above. The third section depicts men and women in the houses of a village called Achalgadh, a temple dedicated to a godess, sadhus climbing up the mountain, a host of devotees and a soldier with a gun. There is a temple of Lord Adishwar. There is also the city of Abu with a fort surrounding it, large gates, magnificent palaces, horsemen, a businessman seated in a palanquin, large trees, a gigantic elephant with a king sitting in a highly decorated howdash on its back and two fully armed smart horsemen piloting the king.
The last pat painting depicts Shatrunjay tirth. At the centre of the first section of the pat is a magnificent temple also known as the temple of Chaumukhji with five domes housing the images of four Tirthankars in gold and mace-bearers. The images of the Tirthankars are faded and the figures of
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