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Two seated Jinas Ambika
J13
This cave is in the right end of the verandah of the main cave (Fig. 18). It is placed about one metre higher than the verandah level. It has a hall and a shrine. The façade of the cave is carved with seventeen small, seated Jinas. The remaining portion suggests that total twenty-four Jinas were to be carved. Each of the Jina figures is seated in ardhapadmasana on a throne with triple chhatra and flanked by chauri bearers. The portion where Jinas were to be carved was plastered. Possibly the remaining Jinas were painted.
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Seated Jina
The back and the front wall of the main cave verandah, in front of J13, have a figure of a large standing Jina.
The hall is around 3.2m wide. It is around 3m deep along the right and 3.2m deep along the left. It is open in the front. The hall must have been enclosed with a wooden screen or door as suggested by the door fittings. A flight of four steps with hastihasta leads to the shrine. The shrine doorway, measuring 1.54m by 0.82m is plain. The door fittings are in the form of a round groove on the each side of the door ceiling and corresponding groove on the floor.
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The shrine is 2.07m wide at the front and 1.85m at the back. It is 1.15m deep along the right and 1.4m along the left. The shrine is not placed in the middle of the back wall of the hall, but is slightly to the left.
Sculptures
The right sidewall of the hall near the entrance is broken through J14 above and thus there is no icon carved on this part. Unlike other caves, there is a standing figure of a goddess flanking the shrine doorway (Fig. 18).
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Jaina Rock-cut Caves in Western India
indistinct object in front, either a flute or a staff. This figure cannot be identified and does not occur in other panels.
1.77m by 1.44m 2.14m by Im
(Fig. 24d)
Shrine
2.01m by 2.05m (Fig. 24c)
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Size Outside the Cave, on verandah walls of J15 Standing Jina 3.15m by 0.8m
Standing Santinatha
Distinct Features
3.15m by 0.8m
No chauri-bearers, only chauris shown near the head, no musicians, a small, seated figure of devotee near feet, to the left
Similar to previous icon. A female attendant to his right. A seated, male devotee to the left (Plate 59). Below this figure is an inscription, "Śri Sohila
