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Description and Chronology of Caves
6. Goddess on a lotus: She is seated in ardhapadmāsana on a lotus. She is four-armed. Her lower two hands are broken from the elbows, but seem to be kept on the knees. The objects in the upper two hands are not very clear, but seem to be flowers. Her head is broken. Behind the head is round halo. She is flanked by two standing female attendants.
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7. Goddess on a lotus (Chakresvari?): She is seated in ardhapadmasana on a lotus. She is four-armed. The left lower hand is on the knee. The objects in the other three hands are similar. Though not very clear, the objects seem to be either flowers or chakras. The head is broken. Behind the head is oval halo. She is flanked by two standing female chauri bearers.
8. Goddess: This figure is very damaged, but seems to be seated goddess.
9. Goddess on a lotus (Padmavati?): She is seated in ardhapadmasana on a lotus. She is four-armed. The lower two hands are broken from the elbows, but seem to be on the knees. In the upper right hand is a sarpa, while in the upper left hand is held a paśa. The face is damaged. There is a faint trace of a snake-hood above the head, but is not very clear. She is flanked by two standing female chauri bearers.
Chaumukha: 1.16m by 0.5m.
On each face is a figure of a standing Jina.
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Before entering the Indra Sabha, there is a small cave to its east. It faces the west. It has a half-enclosed hall and a shrine (Fig. 18).
About two or three steps lead to the hall of the cave. It is 5m by 3.2m. it is closed in the front by kakṣasanas with parapet walls. On the parapet wall on each side is a rectangular groove, while near the ceiling is corresponding groove on the left. The rock has weathered on the right side, so it is not sure whether there was a similar groove. Perhaps a wooden screen was inserted in. There are two pillars and two corresponding pilasters on the kakṣasanas. There are two more pillars in the hall. The pillars and the pilasters on the kakṣāsanas are short and heavy, while the pillars inside the hall are thin and slender. There is a lotus with two concentric rows on the ceiling.
The shrine doorway has two plain sakhas, two steps with hastihasta on the sides and a chandraśila in the front. The doorfittings are in the form of a groove cut in the part of rock left on the each side of the door near the ceiling. There are similar corresponding grooves in the floor also.
The shrine is 2m by 1.85m.
