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Jaina Rock-cut Caves in Western India The Jina figure measures 0.32m by 0.32m. 6. to 8. Seated Jina: 0.74m by 0.65m.
The Jina figure measures 0.64m by 0.62m. 9. Seated Jina: 1.2m by 1.02m.
The Jina figure measures 0.98m by 0.97m. 10. to 12. Seated Jina: 0.74m by 0.65m.
The Jina figure measures 0.64m by 0.62m. 13. Seated Jina: 0.59m by 0.4m.
The Jina figure measures 0.37m by 0.36m. 14. Seated Jina: 0.57m by 0.4m.
The Jina figure measures 0.36m by 0.36m. 15. Standing Supārsvanatha: 0.7m by 0.39m.
The figure of Supärávanātha measures 0.55m by 0.23m. 16. Seated Jina: 0.6m by 0.36m.
The Jina figure measures 0.37m by 0.34m. 17. Seated Jina: 0.57m by 0.36m.
The Jina figure measures 0.35m by 0.33m. 18. Seated Supārsvanātha: 0.82m by 0.57m.
The figure of Supārsvanātha measures 0.68m by 0.57m.
All the seated Jinas are shown in padmāsana, while the standing figures are in kayotsarga mudrā. Above the head is a triple chhatra. The figures on the back wall do not have a chhatra. Only the main icon has a single chhatra. On the head is a row of dots in front, while the rest of the head is plain. On the chest is a lozenge-shaped śrivatsa. All the figures of Supārsvanātha have a five-hooded snake above the head. The figures on the sidewalls are placed within a niche with a pointed arch, as the figures on the Mangi peak. The figures on the back wall are placed within plain niches, which are divided by pilasters, as in C.
Around 9m east of D, is a water cistern. It is around 2.2m. Around 7m east of D, is a flight of stairs, which leads around the peak.
E or Pañcha Pandavas
It is a large panel carved in a shallow rock shelter. It faces the southeast. It is presently known as 'Pancha Pandavas', but these are five standing figures of Jinas (Plate 193). The shelter is around 8.3m by 2.6m.
The niche in which the icons are carved is around 4.75m long and 1.85m high. Each of the Jina figures measures 1.3m by 0.56m. The distance between each Jina is around 0.35m. Each of the Jina stands in kāyotsarga on a double lotus, which is around 0.3m high. The head is shown in dots. The ears are long, but do not touch the shoulders. On the chest is a large flower-shaped śrivatsa. On the upper portion of the lotus is carved the lañchhana of each Jina, within a shallow square. Thus, starting from the north, are a bull, pot, conch, snake and a lion (Plate 194). Each of the lañchhanas measures around 0.17m by 0.13m. Thus, the Jinas can be identified as Rşabhanatha, Mallinatha, Neminatha, Parsvanātha and Mahāvira, the first, nineteenth, twenty-second, twenty-third
