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Jaina Rock-cut Caves in Western India The hall is at a higher level and is entered by a flight of three steps with crude parapet walls. It is around 8.3m by 6.9m. There are four pillars in the centre with corresponding pilasters on all the walls.
A flight of three steps with hastihasta and chandraśila leads to the shrine. The shrine doorway is around 2.5m by 2m. It has three sakhās. The outermost śākhā is a stambha sakha supporting a kapota. The pilaster has a square shaft, a kalaśa with plain patti on top, squarish kumbha and padma. Above the pilaster, on the kapota is an alpanasi. The inner two śakhas are plain. The door inside is 2.02m by 1.04m.
The shrine is around 3m by 2.3m.
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Sculptures
On the walls, between pillars and the pilasters are carved large panels, covering almost the entire height of the wall. The scene of Kamatha's attack on Parsvanatha is depicted thrice. There are two panels on the right sidewall and a smaller panel on the left sidewall, near the kakṣāsanas. The last panel is smaller and is carved near the ceiling. On the left sidewall is a curious panel of standing Jina surrounded by what Pereira calls 'gods', but these can be identified as dikpalas. No other cave on the site has such representation. Other panel on the same wall is of meditating Bahubali. There are Sarvanubhuti-Ambika flanking the shrine doorway. In addition to these, there are few figures of seated and standing Jinas, carved on the various pilasters. These figures are of the different sizes and are at the different levels and therefore appear to be intrusions (Fig. 18).
Distinct Features
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Kamatha's attack Parsvanatha
Kamatha's attack Parsvanatha
Sarvanubhuti
Ambika
Jina Dikpalas
Beautiful and detailed depiction. Eight attackers, one of which is pulling his own tongue with right hand and another figure on lion has a horizontal third eye (Fig. 20, Plate 42)
Five attackers. Lacks the vigour and movement of the previous panel. Above this panel, there is a seated figure of Rṣabhanatha with Sarvanubhuti-Ambika at the throne ends (Fig. 21a)
Above his head are three seated figures of Jinas, one of which is Parsvanatha. Two of these Jinas have Sarvanubhuti-Ambika at the throne ends (Fig. 21b)
Approx 2m by Damaged. Her vahana is destroyed. Above 2.03m
and 2.24m by 1.48m
her head are three seated figures of Jinas, one of which is damaged. (Fig. 21c) Standing Jina surrounded by eight dikpälas-four figures in vertical rows on each side. All are two-armed with flower, fruit or cup in outer hand and inner hand raised up. Starting from the lowermost
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Hall
3.1m by 2.27m
2.1m by 1.44m
2.22m by 2.06m
