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Description and Chronology of Caves Upper storey
This storey is not easily accessible. It can be reached through the opening in the hall ceiling of the middle storey. There are no stairs. A wooden or loose staircase must have been used to reach the upper room. It has a single, empty room.
Sculptures
There are no icons in the upper stories, but the lower storey carries a few images. 1. Standing Jina: 0.88m by 0.91m.
This figure, measuring 0.58m by 0.22m, stands in kāyotsarga posture on a plain pedestal. He has plain head, diamond-shaped śrivatsa, long ears touching the shoulders and triple chhatra.
There is a seated figure of a monkey with hands in añjali mudra to Jina's right. The long tail of the monkey is shown clearly. To the left of the Jina is a seated female devotee. There are no ornaments or trace of any garment (Plate 119).
2. Bahubali: 1.66m by 0.74m.
This panel is very damaged. The figure of Bahubali, measuring 1.19m by 0.42m, stands in kayotsarga posture on a plain pedestal. His body is covered with creepers, which entwine the legs and the hands. He is surrounded by animals, a dog, a snake and a lion to his right, near the feet, probably two dogs to the left and few more animals. There are two devotees with hands in añjali mudrā below the pedestal, seated facing each other.
Bahubali is flanked by a female figure, trying to clear away the creepers on his body. The figure on right is quite destroyed, but faces the front. The female on the left in carved in the sidewall of the niche, so is completely turned towards Bahubali. Near the feet of Bahubali, on the right is the small figure of Bhārata, seated with hands in añjali mudra. This figure is carved on the sidewall of the niche. There is a slightly smaller figure of Bhārata's queen on the left.
3. Standing Jina: 1.7m by 0.74m.
The Jina figure measuring, 1.12m by 0.41m, stands in kāyotsarga posture on a throne, which has a wheel in the middle and lions and elephants on sides. This figure is similar to the aforementioned Jina figure.
There is a flying figure of garland bearer on the right, near Jina's head. There is an indistinct figure of devotee, seated on a plain throne near Jina's feet. It is difficult to say whether it is a male or female. There are no traces of ornaments or any garment. To the left of the Jina, near feet, is a trace of a standing figure.
4. Panchatirthikā: 1.16m by 0.67m.
The mūlanāyaka or the main Jina is flanked by a standing Jina and a seated Jina. The main Jina, measuring 0.53m by 0.48m, is seated in padmāsana on a throne. He has long ears, dvivali grivā, flower-shaped śrivatsa and triple chhatra. The head is shown in dots. The distance between the head of the Jina and the chhatra is much more than normally shown. The throne has a cushion and wheel flanked by lions. Beyond the lion on each
