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Architectural and Iconographic Trends Occurrence of yakşa-yaksi
The next iconographic development is the greater importance assigned to yakşa-yakşi and the occurrence of yaksis initially and later, of the yaksas,, as independent deities. Thus, at Chandor, Ambikā is represented as many as three times and at least two of these figures are obviously depicted as independent deities, while one figure can be considered as attending upon the main Jina. It clearly suggests the importance of the goddess. At Junnar, Mohida and Ellora J5, Sarvānubhūti is omitted, while only Ambikā is depicted. Similarly, at Mohida all the yakşa-yakşi figures are independent deities as suggested by their placements. Although they are depicted below the row of Jinas, they were not meant to be attending upon the Jinas above, but were depicted independently as they do not correspond with the Jinas above and also with each other. Gomukha is depicted, but Chakresvari is absent. Similarly, while Ambikā is shown, Sarvānubhuti is absent. The representations of Dharanendra-Padmāvati at Bhamer and Gomukha at Ellora J30 are as independent deities as suggested by their placement.
Chakresvari
Chakresvari, as an independent deity is present in JI, J2, J4 and J20A at Ellora, Anjaneri, Mohida I and II. As the yakși of Rşabhanātha it occurs in J10 and J22 at Ellora, Ankai V and at Chandor. She is shown seated in all the cases. The vāhana, a personified garuda, is shown in Anjaneri and in Jl at Ellora. In other instances the vāhana is absent. She is fourarmed in most cases, except at Ellora Jl and J2, where she is six-armed and twelve-armed respectively. The yaksi figure at Ankai is two-armed. All the four-armed figures, including the two-armed ones, except at Mohida II, have discs in upper two hands. The icon at Mohida II has a conch in the upper right hand, an unusual feature since the conch generally occurs in one of the lower hands (Shah 1987: 240). The icon in Ellora J4 perhaps has discs in lower arms also. The attributes in the case of the yakși figure in J22 are unclear. The attributes of lower arms vary - varada, conch, vajra or mātulunga. The attributes in either one or both the lower hands are not clear in the case of J4 and J20A at Ellora and Mohida. The six-armed and twelve-armed figures have a variety of attributes.
A four-armed goddess near the shrine doorway in Cave II at Mangi-Tungi, with sankha and flower in upper hands, fruit in lower left hand and lower right hand in varada could be Chakresvari, though her characteristic attribute, chakra, is absent.
Padmavati
The independent representations of Padmavati are found at Bhamer, Ellora J4 and J18. As the yakși of Parsvanātha, she is depicted at Anjaneri, Chandor, Ellora J5 and J27. At Tringalwadi, she is carved on the pedyā of hall doorway. All the figures, except Ellora J4, J5 and Chandor, are standing. The vāhana, kukkuțasarpa, is shown at Tringalwadi and Ellora J18. All the figures, except Chandor and Ellora J18, are four-armed. The figure at Chandor is two-armed, while that at Ellora J18 is eight-armed. The number of hands in the case of the Anjaneri icon is not clear. In Ellora J27, Anjaneri and Chandor, she has a single hood above the head, while in the other cases she has a three-hooded snake above
