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२९७ 55. Padmavati, yakşi of Pārsvanātba (23rd), seated cross-legged, kūrma vähana, fiveheaded
cobra overhead, 12-armed, bears varada-mudrā, sword, axe, arrow, thunderbolt, disc (ring), shield, mace, goad, bow, snake and lotus; nāga-nägi figures on two flanks and the figure of Pārsvanātha with sevenheaded snake canopy over the head of Padmavatī, Shahdol (M.P.), 11th century A. D., Thakur Sahib Collection, Shahdol.
56. Padmavati, yakşi of Pārsvanātha (23rd), seated in lalitāsana, kukkuța-sarpa as vāhana,
fivebeaded snake canopy overhead, 4-armed, holds varadākşa, goad, noose and fruit, Neminātha Temple (western Devakulikā), Kumbhāriā (Banaskantha, Gujarat), 12th century A. D.
57. Door-lintel, showing the figures of 4-armed (from left) Ambikā, Cakreśvarī and Padmāvati
yakşis, all seated in lalitāsana, and 2-armed Navagrahas, Khajuraho (Chatarpur, M. P.), 11th century A. D., Jardin Museum, Khajurāho (1467). Ambikā with lion vehicle shows rolled lotuses in upper hands, while in two lower hands, she carries a bunch of mangoes and a child. Cakreśvarī rides a garuda (human) and holds varada-mudrā, mace, disc and conch (mutilated). Padmāvati, shaded by sevenheaded snake canopy, rides a kukkuta and bears in three su viving hands varada-mudrā, noose and goad.
58. Jina Rşabhanātha (Ist), standing as sky-clad in kāyotsarga-mudra with tall jața-mukuta,
bull cognizance and usual pratihāryas and 2-armed Ambikā standing at right extremity, Khandagiri (Puri, Orissa), ca. 10th-11th century A. D.
59. Jina Pārsvanātha (23rd-with sevenheaded cobra overhead) and Mahāvīra (24th-with lion
cognizance), both seated in dhyāna-mudrā with their respective yaksis (Padmavati and Siddhāyikā), Bārabhuji Gumphä, Khņdagiri (Puri, Orissa), ca. 11th-12th century A. D.
60. Dvit irthi Jina Image, showing Rşabhanātha (Ist) and Mahāvīra (24th) with bull and lion
cognizances and standing as sky-clad in kayotsarga-mudrā with usual prātihāryas, Khandagiri (Puri, Orissa), ca. 10th-11th century A. D., British Museum, London (99).
61. Dvitirthi Jina Images, without emblems but with usual aşta-mahāprātihāryas, tiny Jina
figures and yakşa-yakşi pairs, Jinas standing as sky-clad in käyotsarga-mudrā, Khajurāho (Chatarpur, M. P.), ca. 11th century A. D., Sāntinātha Museum, Kbajurāho.
62. Dvit irthi Jipa Image, exhibiting Vimalanātha (13th) and Kunthunātha (17th) with their
respective cognizances, boar and goat, and prätihäryas, standing as sky-clad in kāyotsargamudra, Temple No. 1, Deogarh (Lalitpur, U. P.), 11th century A. D.
63. Dvitirthi Jina Image, portraying Jinas as standing sky-clad in kāyotsarga-mudrā without
cognizances but with usual aşta-mahāprātihāryas and diminutive Jina figures, Temple No. 3, Khajuraho (Chatarpur, M. P.) ca. 11th century A. D.
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