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Description and Chronology of Caves
213 head is turned to the front. He is shown roaring. His mane is shown in two layers and is very stylised.
14. Panchatirthikā: 0.78m by 0.56m.
It consists of a standing figure of Supārsvanātha as mūlanāyaka flanked by standing Jinas and seated Jinas above. Supārsvanātha stands in kāyotsarga mudrā with a fivehooded snake above the head and coils of the snake shown behind the body. The seated Jinas are in padmasana.
15. Standing Jina: 0.51m by 0.15m. 16. Sarvānubhūti: 0.97m by 0.66m. : The corpulent, two-armed figure of Sarvānubhūti is seated in Vāmalalitasana on an elephant. Both his hands are on the knees, holding a fruit in the right hand and a purse in the left hand. He is fully decked. The facial features are not clear. The elephant is seated in profile. It has a band on the chest.
17. Standing males:
There are two male figures standing in tribhanga. Each of these figures holds a fruit in the inner hand, while the outer hand is on the waist. Each wears a crown, earrings, necklace and a lower garment (Fig. 68c). It is difficult to identify these figures.
18. Chandraprabha: 1.8m by 1.16m.
The main figure of Chandraprabha is seated in padmāsana on a throne. There is no sign of srivatsa; instead there is a curved line on the chest. The head was originally shown in dots, but now is plain due to modern 'retouching'. On each shoulder is a lock of hair. Behind the head is an oval-shaped halo, while above the head hangs a triple chhatra, which touches the ceiling. The face also seems to have been 'retouched' in recent times, as the facial features are very crude compared to the other figures in the cave. Moreover, there are traces of black paint on the icon. The throne is similar to those of previous figures. But here, instead of pilasters, the compartments are made of plain bars. The compartments with wheel and elephants project out slightly. Below the throne, under the central compartment is carved the Jina's lañchhana, a half moon. The throne back has pilasters surmounted by decorative makaras as in the case of Jina figures on the left sidewall. Similarly, the chauri-bearers are shown standing behind the throne back (Plate 150).
This icon is flanked by a plain pilaster. On each pilaster are three icons in a vertical line. On the top is a seated goddess, while the lower two icons are chauvisis. Both the goddesses are identical. Each of these, measuring 0.45m by 0.29m, is a four-armed figure, seated in Vāmalalitasana on a plain seat. In the right upper hand is an ankusa, in the left upper hand is a long object, which, though unclear, seems to be a pasa or khatavanaga, in the lower left hand is a fruit, while the lower right hand is in varada, holding an aksamāla. The objects in the lower hands of the goddess to the left are broken. Each goddess wears earrings, wristlets and anklets. The hair is tied in a bun behind the head. The representation of two goddesses rules out the possibility of these being the yaksis of Chandraprabha. This could be Sarasvati or vidyā devi, Mahamanasi (Plate 151).
