Book Title: Jain Temples of Rajasthan
Author(s): Sehdav Kumar
Publisher: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Art Abhinav Publications

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________________ Parsvanatha with a thousand-hooded serpent accompanied by nägini cauri-bearers and yaksis. In the coils of the serpent there are many naginis. Adiévara temple, Ranakpur. A brown sandstone sculpture, in Gwalior, M.P., tenth century, shows Pārsvanatha in a caumukha, 'fourfold' image. The image consists of Pārsvanatha and three other jinas facing in all four directions. The four tirthankara are seated on lion thrones and sheltered by trees, indicating the vent of their enlightenment. Above the jina appear fragments of gandharva, 'flying celestial beings'. The Jain cave at Aihole, Bijapur district, Karnataka, is one of the earliest known representations of the scene of attack on Pārsvanatha, dating back to sixth or early seventh century A.D. The relief shows Pārsvanatha standing in meditation while Kamatha attacks him from the upper left corner. Dharanendra shields him by holding his five hoods over Pārsva's head. His queen, represented in human form, with a hood over his head, stands on the right of the jina and holds a big parasol over the Lord. Behind the snake-queen is seen the head of another figure with a hood above the head. The male figure sitting with folded hands on the left of the jina represents defeated Kamatha bowing down and repenting. 142

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