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Description and Chronology of Caves
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Standing Parsvanatha
4
J26
Seated Jina
0.76m by 0.6m
123
Padmavati with chhatra to his right. A large, male devotee to left, probably a monk. He wears only a thin lower garment and no ornaments. His hands are in anjali mudra, while on his right hand hangs a Kamandalu. His head is shown plain. Four grooves on corners. A two-line inscription in Kannada below. There is water chute leading to a small pit cut in the floor in front of the icon, probably to collect the water used in the ritual.
Shrine
2.76m by 1.85m
The face is damaged. Usnisa is not shown (Fig. 38j)
On ground plan, this cave has a verandah, a hall, an antechamber and a shrine (Fig. 37). On elevation, it has kakṣāsanas and two dwarf pillars and pilasters on it. Otherwise, it is plain.
The verandah is 6m by 2.3m. As in other caves, it is enclosed by kakṣasanas with an opening in the centre. There are two dwarf pillars, corresponding pilasters and half pilasters in the corners. These are similar to the pillars on the kakṣāsanas of 24. Unlike other caves, the hall here is enclosed and the verandah back wall has a door in the middle and a window on each side. The hall doorway has three plain sakhas. The door fittings are in the form of a round groove on each side, on the floor and the ceiling. The left groove on the floor is cut in a projection. The windows also have grooves, which are cut on the upper portion of sidewalls. The groove on the floor is cut only on one side.
The hall is about 5.5 sq.m. It has four pillars with corresponding pilasters and half pilasters in the corners. The pillars are similar to those on the parapet wall in 124. The floor between the pillars is raised and there are stone beams on the floor and the ceiling between the pillars. The pilasters are similar to those in the verandah. There is a lotus on the ceiling. There are niches in the side and the back walls. As in the other caves, the central niches in the sidewalls are larger and deeper, about 1.4m deep, while the other niches are 0.9m deep. In front of each central niche are two elephant heads with a step in the middle.
The antechamber is 2m by 1.8m and is slightly at higher level. Like J24, it has a makara arch rested on pilasters, but is more decorative here. The shrine doorway is similar to J24, but there are only four sakhas.
The shrine is 2.3m by 1.85m with the main icon on the back wall.
Sculptures
The placement of the icons is slightly different in this cave. There are no sculptures in the verandah. In the central niches of the hall are panels of Kamatha's attack and Bahubali. In the back wall niche, to the right of the antechamber is Sarvanubhuti while to the left is
