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ween two gates are elephants, trees, royal attendants, etc. The outermost square with royal attendants, horses etc., shows that the building is wellguarded. It is, therefore, not unlikely that the scene represents the birth of Krishna in prison, as sugegsted by Muni Shri Jayantavijayaji. But lying-inrooms of any mother of a Prince or Jina would also be similarly well-protected.
Fig. 2 represents a slab from the ceiling opposite cell 29, Vimala Vasahī, Abu. In the central panel is a beautiful representation of Krishna subduing the
Kāliya snake. In a circle in the centre is shown the great Kāliya-Naga, with a half-human body and the tail arranged all around the circle in beautiful knots. On his shoulders stands Krishna, in a spirited 'posture, subduing the Naga, who folds his hands in humble acknowledgment of the superior valour of Krishna. In the two side panels are shown figures Krishna lying on serpent Sesha, Krishna wrestling with Chāņūra, and figures of Balabhadra and others playing with a ball.
The panel is a rare example of repre
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Fig. 3 CEILING IN COLONADE, VIMALA SAHA TEMPLE, ABU [Copyright: Archaeological Survey of India]
