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Description and Chronology of Caves
163 touching the shoulders. The head is shown plain. Below the stomach are shown three lines, while there is a curved line on the chest. He has a five-hooded snake above his head, over which is a triple chhatra. The Jina is lustrated by a pair of elephants with upturned pitchers in their trunks (Plate 106). The throne has a wheel flanked by elephants and lions. The lions on ends are shown standing in profile, facing each other Only the head and forelegs of the elephant are shown, facing front.
Among the attendants are figures of a drum player and chauri-bearers. The small figure of the drum player is depicted above the triple chhatra, while the figures of the chauri-bearers are rather small, depicted at the shoulder level of the Jina. Near the feet of the Jina, on each side, is a small, crude figure seated in Vāmalalitasana on something, either a seat or vāhana. It is difficult to identify these figures. But the comparison of these figures with those in the similar Parsvanātha panel, to the left of the hall doorway, suggests that these are yakşa-yakşi figures.
3. Hanumān: 0.3m by 0.14m
To the right of the hall doorway is a small, standing figure of Hanumān. His right leg is straight, while the left leg is bent and kept on something, which looks like a monkey. His right hand is raised up, while the left hand is kept near the chest, holding a small flower. He wears a crown and an lower garment. His long tail can be seen behind the head. It is now covered with vermilion. This figure is hidden behind the constructed wall and thus cannot be seen from the front.
4. Snake: 0.90m by 0.08m
To the left of the hall doorway is carved a snake, vertically. It is now painted green.
5. Standing Parsvanātha: 1.7m by 0.86m
This panel is similar to the corresponding panel of Supārsvanātha. But here the numbers of snake-hoods above the head of Jina are seven, which indicate that it is the figure of Parsvanatha. However, there are a few minor differences. There is no halo behind the head of Parsvanatha. The niches in the capital of the pilaster have a kalasa on the top. The chauri bearers are carved on the sidewall of the pilasters, instead of the back wall and thus cannot be seen from the front. The yaksa-yaksi figures are quite clear here. Both sit in vamalalitasana on a seat. The yaksa has a fruit in both the hands. while the yakşi has a danda in the right hand and an ankusa in the left hand and most probably represents Padmavati, though there are no snake-hoods above her head. Curiously enough, the yakşi figure is carved to the right of Parsvanatha, while the yakşa gure is to the left.
In front of the image is a platform on the floor. It was perhaps used to reach the icon for worship. It is lm long, 0.27m wide and 0.27m high (Plate 107).
6. Chakresvari: 0.53m by 0.35m
She is seated in Vāmalalitāsana on her vahana garuda. She is four-armed. In the upper hands she holds a chakra each. The lower right hand is in varada holding an akşamala, while in the lower left hand is held a sankha, kept on the open palm. She wears a crown, necklace, earrings, wristlets, keyuras and anklets (Fig. 48c).
