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Description and Chronology of Caves
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male devotee. To the left of the door are two devotee couples, one above the other. Below the male in the lower row are two more male devotees. On the pilaster to the left of the door is a seated a male devotee, below whom are two more seated devotees.
All these devotees are seated in ardhapadmasana with hands in añjali mudrā. These are very crudely carved.
Below the female devotee in the lower row, to the left of door, is a figure of seated Padmavati. To her left, is a standing figure of yaksa Dharanendra. The lower portions of these figures are hidden under the layer of mud in the verandah. These figures are placed within a niche formed by a curved arch with kalaśa on top and supported by rounded pilasters (Fig. 67b).
1. Padmavati: 0.61m by 0.38m.
The four-armed figure of Padmavti, measuring 0.39m by 0.22m is seated in vamalalitasana. In the upper right hand is held an ankuśa and in the upper right hand is an object, which appear to be khatvanga or pasa, but is not clear. In the lower left hand is a fruit and the object in the lower right hand is not clear. Above her head is a three-hooded snake. Below her left leg is her vahana, kukuta. In the arch, below kalaśa is a small, seated figure of a Jina.
2. Dharanendra: 0.7m by 0.42m
This four-armed figure, measuring 0.42m by 0.27m, stands in abhanga. He holds a damaru in the upper right hand, either sarpa or khatvänga in the upper left hand, a gada rested on the ground in the lower left hand and the object in the lower left hand is not clear. Above his head is a three-hooded snake.
The icons in the hall are of Jinas, pañchatirthika, chauvisi, tritirthika etc, Sarvanubhuti and devotees (Plate 145).
3. Seated devotee couple: 0.38m by 0.32m
The couple is seated with hands in añjali mudrā.
4. Sarvanubhuti: 0.55m by 0.33m
The corpulent figure of Sarvanubhuti is seated in maharajafilasana on an elephant with both his hands on the knees, holding a fruit in the right hand and a purse in the left hand. Above his head is a figure of Jina seated on a plain pedestal.
5. Panchatirthika: around 1m by 0.75m.
There are three standing Jinas and two seated Jinas above them. The figure of mūlanayaka, measures 0.73m by 0.26m.
6. Chauvisi: 0.84m by 0.57m.
The panel consists of a seated Jina flanked by a standing Jina and twenty-one small, seated Jinas. These are arranged in horizontal lines. Above the head of each standing Jina are three seated Jinas. Above these are two rows of seated Jinas, seven in the lower row and six in the upper. Above, are two more Jinas, one on each side.
The mulanayaka, measuring 0.32m by 0.27m is seated on a pedestal.
