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Description and Chronology of Caves
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Next to B is a cave. At present, a sort of gopura with sala śikhāra is built in front of the cave. The cave is 1.6m wide and 1.8m deep. A bench runs along all the three sides. The bench on each of the sidewalls is around 1.3m long and 0.3m wide. The bench on the back wall is 2.25m long and 0.3m wide (Fig. 76a). The floor is now paved with tiles. The cave is closed with an iron grill.
Sculptures
1 and 2. Seated Jina: 0.7m by 0.52m.
The figure of Jina measures 0.54m by 0.43m. 3. Seated Jina: 0.69m by 0.56m.
The Jina figure measures 0.58m by 0.48m (Plate 192). 4. Seated Jina: 0.8m by 0.65m (Plate 192). 5. Seated Jina: 0.69m by 0.56m (Plate 192).
The Jina figure measures 0.58m by 0.48m. 6. and 7. Seated Jina: 0.7m by 0.52m.
The figure of Jina measures 0.54m by 0.43m. 8. Seated Jina: 0.3m by 0.25m.
This figure is on the facade of the cave.
All these Jina figures are seated in padmāsana. The hair is shown in dots. On the chest is a flower-shaped śrivatsa. The ears are long, touching the shoulders. The features are very fine. All the figures are placed in plain niches, which are divided by the pilasters, which have plain shafts and curved capitals.
D
Next to C is another cave. It is also just a room (Fig. 76b). It is around 5m wide and 2m to 2.1m deep. There runs a bench along the three sides. The bench seems to have been built recently. The bench on the right sidewall is around 2.6m long and 0.6m wide, is around 2.9m long and 0.6m wide along left sidewall and is 5.8m long and 0.7m to 0.8m wide along the back wall. The ceiling is 1.65m high. The floor is paved with tiles.
Sculptures
1. Seated Jina: 0.52m by 0.37m.
The Jina figure measures 0.33m by 0.32m. 2. Seated Jina: 0.54m by 0.35m.
The Jina figure measures 0.32m by 0.32m. 3. Standing Supārsvanātha: 0.69m by 0.35m.
The Jina figure measures 0.53m by 0.24m. 4. Seated Jina: 0.5lm by 0.35m.
The Jina figure measures 0.32m by 0.32m. 5. Seated Jina: 0.52m by 0.35m.
