Book Title: Jaina Rock Cut Caves In Western India Part 01
Author(s): Viraj Shah
Publisher: Agam Kala Prakashan

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________________ 224 Jaina Rock-cut Caves in Western India 16. Standing devotee: 0.72m by 0.39m. This male devotee stands with hands in añjali. The face and the hands are damaged. 17. Standing devotees: 0.59m by 0.59m. Each of these figures stands with hands in añjali. The figures are not very clear, but one seems to be a male and the other female (Plate 164). 18. Dharanendra: 0.56m by 0.46m. The four-armed figure of Dhāranendra is seated in mahārajalilasana. The lower hands are not clearly visible, but seem to be on the lap. The object in the upper right hand is not clear, while in the upper left hand is a snake. Above the head there is a snake-hood. The number of hoods cannot be determined. The face is damaged (Plate 164). 19. Chakresvari: 0.6m by 0.42m. She is seated in Vāmalalitāsana. She is four-armed, holding a sankha in the upper right hand, chakra in the upper left hand, a fruit in the lower left hand, while the object in the lower right hand is not clear. She wears a conical crown (Plate 164). 20. Ambika: 0.8m by 0.55m.a The two-armed figure of Ambika is seated in Vāmalalitasana. The object in the right hand is unclear, but seems to be amralumbi. She holds a child seated on her lap, with her left hand. She wears earrings and necklace. Above her head is a tree, which is very eroded (Plate 164). 21. Standing devotees: 0.51m by 0.51m. There are three standing figures. The one on left is clearly devotee, as his hands are in añjali. The other two are smaller in size and unclear. 22. Standing Jina: 1.3m by 0.6m. The face of the Jina is damaged. 23. Standing Jina: 1.56m (extant portion) by 0.7m. The head and a part of the shoulder are damaged. Under each hand is a figure of a standing devotee. 24. Seated Rşabhanātha: 1.23m by 0.83m. This figure is very similar to other seated Jina figures. The head is damaged. In the centre of the pedestal is carved the lanchhana, bull (Plate 165). 25. Standing devotee: He stands with hands in añjali. He is very eroded. 26. Standing figure: It is similar to the standing figure on the back wall of the hall, to the left of the shrine doorway. It seems to be the figure of a monk.

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