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Jaina Rock-cut Caves in Western India pañjarakoṣṭha. This hara is not finished on the sides. On the body portion of these temple models are seated figures of goddesses. On the roof of the verandah is a lotus, with three concentric rows. There were three lions in front, now only the legs of these figures remain. On the elevation, the hall has mattavāraṇa similar to the verandah and a vedi, carved with flowers. Here the kapōta is plain. There are a few figures above the kapōta. Starting form the right, these figures are Sarvänubhuti, a couple on an elephant, standing Jina, male with attendants, a standing figure, a standing devotee, a standing Jina, a standing devotee and standing figures. Some of these figures are destroyed now, while there are no figures on the left side.
The verandah has kakṣāsanas in the front and on the sides with four dwarf pillars. There is a lotus on the ceiling. The low parapet wall dividing the verandah and hall is carved with two pilasters alternating with mithuna couples.
The hall is roughly blocked out in the front. There is a row of four pillars with corresponding pilasters in the front wall. The hall beyond this row of the pillars is not finished. Near the back wall is a chaumukha on a pedestal. On the ceiling is a lotus similar to that in the verandah.
Sculptures
Among the sculptures are a chaumukha in the hall and goddesses carved on the roof of the verandah.
These figures are numbered from the left side.
76
1. Goddess on a lotus: She is seated in ardhapadmasana on a lotus. The two hands are in dhyāna mudra. Her head is broken. She is flanked by two standing female attendants.
2. Goddess on a lotus: She is seated in ardhapadmasana on a lotus. She is four-armed. The lower two hands are kept on the knees. In the right upper hand is held a lotus, while the left upper hand is broken. She has a round halo behind the head. The face is damaged. She is flanked by two standing female attendants.
3. Sarasvati or Prajnapati: She is seated in savylalitasana on a peacock, which is shown in profile. She is four-armed. The right lower hand is in varada mudra, while the right upper hand is in abhaya mudra. In the left upper hand is held a flower with a long stalk, while the object in the lower left hand seems to be a flute, held near ear. She has an oval halo behind the head. She is flanked by two standing female attendants.
4. Goddess on a lotus: She is seated in ardhapadmasana on a lotus. She is four-armed. The lower two hands are kept on the knees. The upper two hands are broken. The face is damaged. Behind the head is a round halo. She is flanked by two standing female chauri bearers. Their heads are broken.
5. Gajalaksmi: She is seated in ardhapadmasana on a lotus. She is two-armed. In both the hands are held lotuses. She is flanked by elephants with trunks raised up.
