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Jaina-Rupa-Mandana bis queen, half-human, half-snake, each with folded hands and a snake-hood above crown, have their snake-tails tied into a beautiful någa-pāśa knot in the centre. Age, c. tenth century A.D. Copyright, U.P. Shah.
Fig. 93 (PI. LII). Two-armed Ambikā sitting under a big mango-tree. Amralumnbi and the citron in her right and the left hands respectively. A child on lion on her right side and another son standing by her left side. Beautiful example of art, c. 12th century A.D. From Câmundarāya Basti, Sravana Belago!a. Copyright, Department of Archaeology, Karnataka State.
Fig. 94 (Pl. LII). Four-armed Cakreśvari on the eagle, carrying the cakra in each of the two upper hands, the fruit in the left lower and holding the right lower hand in the abhaya mudra. From Kambadahalli. Mandya district, Karnataka. c. 10th cent. A.D. Copyright, Archaeological Survey of India.
Fig. 95 (PI. LII). Standing two-armed Aparajitā, the yakși of Vardhamana Mahāvira. Temple 12, Devgadh, U.P. Right hand on her kafi and the left holding a lotus-bud. Age, middle ninth century A.D. Copyright, Archaeological Survey of India.
Fig. 96 (PI. LIII). Two-armed Ambika vaksi sitting in lalitäsana under a mango-tree rendered like an arch behind the head of the goddess. Fron Vidiśä, in the Vidisha Museum. Age, c. 10th century A.D. Copyright, American Institute of Indian Studies, Varanasi.
Fig. 97 (Pl. LIII). Two-armed Ambika from a cell in the Vimala Vasahi, Mt. Abu. Age, c. 1032 A.D. Copyright, American Institute of Indian Studies, Varanasi.
Fig. 98 (Pl. LIV). A beautiful sculpture of Rşabhanātha sitting like a great yogi in padmāsana, with a big jațä on the head and flowing hair strands falling on the shoulders. The Adipurāņa of Jinasena, composed in tho ninth century A.D., invokes Rşabhanātha with names of Siva, such as Išana, Aghora, Sadāśiva. Tatpurusa and so on. This sculpture represents Rşabha like Siva Mahayogi. From Kukkuramatha, Mandla district, M.P. Age, c. 8th-9th century A.D. Copyright, Archaeological Survey of India.
Fig. 99 (Pl. LV). Eight-armed (Cakra-)Dhrti riding on the eagle. Name inscribed on pedestal, the first two letters of the name are worn out but part of ca is still visible. This is Cakreśvari, the yaksi of Rşabhanátha, the Jina figure is shown on top of the sculpture. Style, Gurjara-Pratihara, probably from M.P., region around Maladevi temple, or from Maladevi temple (?). c. 9th century A.D. Now in the British Museum, London. Ref. Ramaprasad Chanda, Mediaeval Indian Sculptures in the British Museum. Copyright and Courtesy of British Museum, London.
Fig. 100 (Pl. LVI). Four-armed Padmavati from Lakkundi, Dharwar district. Goad and noose in the right and the left upper hands respectively, fruit in the left lower and the right lower in the varada pose. Age, c. 11th cent. A.D. Copyright, Archaeological Survey of India.
Fig. 101 (Pl. LVI). Four-armed Padmāvati, bronze, Jaina temple, Cambay. c. 14th century A.D. Photo Copyright, U.P. Shah.
Fig. 102 (PL. LVI). Siddhāyikā, the yakşi of Mahāvīra, on a lion. Four-armed, Veeņū and the book in the right and the left upper hands respectively, citron in the right lower hand, and the left lower held in the abhaya mudra. From the Kharatara Vasahi shrine, Mt. Abu. Age, c. 1458-59 A.D. Copyright, U.P. Shah.
Fig. 102A (PI. LVT). Four-armed Cakreśvari with eagle as vāhana. From Jinanāthapura near Sravaņa Beļago!a. Age, 12th century A.D. Copyright, U.P. Shah.
Fie. 103 (PI. LVII). Tirthaókara Mallinåtha in padmāsana, with head lost. Developed breasts suggest that Tirthankara Malli is here represented as a female according to Svetambara tradition. The only known example of a sculpture of the nineteenth Jina Malli represented as a female. The back in Fig. 104 shows a long veni. Cognizanco in front of pedestal defaced. From Unnay in U.P., now no. J.885 in the State Museum, Lucknow. Ref. Shah, U.P., A Rare Sculpture of Mallinátha, Vijaya-Vallabhasûri Smaraka Grantha, p. 128. Age, c. 10th cent. A.D. Copyright, State Museum, Lucknow.
Fig. 104 (PI. LVII). Tirthankara Mallinātha in padmasana, with head lost (back).
Fig. 105 (Pl. LVIII). Four-armed standing Ambika yakşi from Dhar, in Malva, M.P. Hitherto wrongly identified as Sarasvati, correctly identified recently by Kirit Mankodi in Sambodhi, vol. 9. pp. 96-103. Image in the British Museum, London. Photo by U.P. Shah with the courtesy of British Museum.
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