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Description and Chronology of Caves
229 3. Ambikā: 0.67m by 0.37m.
The two-armed figure of Ambikā is seated in Vāmalalitāsana on a cushion. She holds an āmralumbi in the right hand and with the left hand is held a child, seated in the lap. She has a halo behind the head. Her vahana, lion is shown in much smaller size below her, to the left. Above her head is a mango tree, carved on the back wall. To her right is the figure of her other child. Behind the child is the Brahmana with chhatra.
4. Tritirthikā: 1.06m by 0.78m.
The mūlanāyaka is Parávanātha and is seated in padmāsana on a cushion decorated with lotus petals on a throne. He is flanked by standing Jinas. The snake-hoods are damaged, so the number of hoods cannot be determined. His head is shown plain. He has a very elongated triple chhatra above the head and a dimond-shaped śrivatsa on the chest. The throne has three compartments with lions in the side ones and a man seated in alidhasana with hands in añjali mudra in the central compartment. He has wings on the back. He seems to be personified garuda, the vāhana of yaksi Chakresvari. It is very unusual to find this figure on the throne of Parsvanatha or any other Jina.
Flanking the figure of Parávanātha is a figure of a yakşa, probably Sarvānubhūti to right and Padmāvati yakşi to left. Both these figures are very small in size. The yakşa is a corpulent figure and is seated in Vāmalalitasana with both the hands on the knees. The vahana is not shown. Padmavati is four-armed and is seated in Vāmalalitāsana. The vahana is not shown. She has three-hooded snake above her head. Her right lower hand is in varada, while in the right upper hand is held an ankuśa. The object in the left upper hand is not clear, while in the left lower hand is a fruit.
5. Kshetrapala: 0.47m by 0.36m.
This four-armed figure stands in dvibhanga. The figure is nude with a halo and is fully decked. The object in the lower right hand is not clear, but seems to be a Kamandalu. In the upper right hand is a damaru, in the upper left hand is khatvānga, while the object in the left lower hand is not clear. There is a dog near his feet, to left. To his right is a small figure of a male attendant.
6. Tritirthikā: 0.35m by 0.4m.
The panel has a seated Jina flanked by standing Jinas, each with a triple chhatra. All the figures are very eroded.
7. Pañchatirthikā: 0.98m by 0.85m.
It consists of a seated Jina, flanked by a standing and a seated Jina, above one another. The lower portion of the panel is damaged and so it is difficult to say anything about the asana and the throne of the main Jina. He has a triple chhatra of diminishing size with a kalasa on top. The tree of the Jina is shown by a leaf on each side of the head. The Jina is lustrated by elephants with upraised trunks holding upturned pitchers above the chhatra of the Jina. Among the attendants are flying garland bearers. The standing Jina figures are very damaged.
