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622 carved upon it, which probably stands for V.S. position below by a band of diamonds and beads 1622. On his right is Pārsvanātha and on his left the capital consists of a double-course ribbed is Šantinātha, both bearing the date V. S. 1230 bharani of karnika and padma, surmounted by four(1173 A.D.).100 Besides, there are two saparikara armed brackets carried by kicakas. The pilasters images of kāyotsarga Jinas; probably they were subs- correspond to the pillars, but two of them are equently installed there, otherwise James Burgess faceted. The architraves and ceilings are coated would have certainly reported about them,
with lime; the ceiling located in front of the
gadhamandapa door has now been painted. The Gūdhamaņdapa
painted ceiling is domical, consisting of five Of this mandapa, only the two rear buttresses courses, the first being octagonal and the others, are intact. One of these is broken into five planes, circular. The inner face of the first course is while the other carries five planes upto the pitha adorned with a band of leaves and a band of and three planes above that. It shares its pitha diamonds, while its underside at each corner and mandovara with the sanctum and is surmounted depicts a kirttimukha carved in high relief. The by a sanaraņā (Fig. 84) studed with seven rows of second is padma carved with lotus petals and ghantās. The mālaghanga and the ghanţās on the surmounted by a diamond-strip. The third consists four ridges are larger in size. The mülaghanța con- of karnadardarika decorated with lotus petals. The sists of an inverted flat bowl, a candrika, an amalaka, fourth is gajatalu. The fifth is padma decorated with a kalata and a bijapuraka, while each of the other lotus petals. The circular ceiling-slab is divided ghanțas comprises only an inverted flat bowl and into four concentric circular bands, depicting, from an amalaka. The interior of the gūdhamandapa outer to inner, flamboyant pattern, lotus buds, shows an octagonal arrangement of eight pilasters lotus petals and a lotus flower respectively. On supporting a domical ceiling, now covered with either side of the gūdhamandapa door is a khattaka iron grilles.
containing an image of Jina seated in dhyānamudra. Mukhamandapa
Rangamaņdapa Rectangular on plan it is divided into three The rangamandapa, together with the mukhamabays. It is landed up from the rangamandapa byndapa, is connected on the three sides with the three staircases, each comprising four steps. The corridor, and is roofed from the front line of the court central staircase is wider than the side ones. In by three domes supported by pillars. The pillars101 total there are eight pillars and four pilasters, are of the octagonal type and consist of four which are arranged in pair in the central bay. members, viz. pedestal, base, shaft and capital. The The pillars are of the octagonal variety. Their pedestal consists of three bhittas—the first being base is now wholly covered with a thick coat of plain, and the second and third being decorated white lime. The shaft may broadly be divided with diamonds and idented leaves respectively, a into two sections, the lower being octagonal and jad yakumbha, a kumuda, and a fillet carved with foli. the upper, circular. The octagonal section is ate scrolls. The base is made up of a khura, a kumbha further divided into two horizontal belts by a decorated with half diamonds, and a kalaba. The shaft kumuda, the lower being longer than the upper. is octagonal at the base, sixteen-sided in the middle The lower belt carries eight standing female and circular on the top. The first two sections are figures; this belt on the two central pillars, plain, while the circular section is ornate. The however, is replaced by a square one bearing circular section is divided into two halves by a framed figures of four-armed standing goddesses. band carved with diamonds and carries four proThe upper belt carries eight figures of lalitasana jecting pendants. The lower portion is clasped by goddesses. The circular section is clasped by a band of kirttimukhas spewing chains which are four decorative bands representing acanthus, secured below by a band of diamonds and beads. Mālādharas, geese and kārttimukhas respectively. The upper section is clasped by a band of kirttiThe kirttimukhas spew chains which are held in mukhas alternating with tassels. The capital has a
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