Jaina Temples of Western India

Author(s): Harihar Singh
Publisher: P V Research Institute Varanasi

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Faina Temples of Western India
and a band of foliate scrolls on the two projecting dharas, while their triangular spaces are filled with narrow sides. The second is karpadardarika topped figures of kirttimukhas. The padmafila consists of by a goose-band. The third is decorated with bal- three courses of eight-foil pointed, six-foil pointed cony models. The fourth and fifth are gajatālus,
and eight-pointed quatrefoil kolas, each edged with each topped by a band of diamonds and beads.
reverse gajatālu. In the quatrefoil kola is inserted The sixth consists of an eight-foil kola, each foil
a stamenal tube having one row of petals. containing a stamenal tube adorned with one row of petals. From the third course project out eight
Devakulika 3A--Square on plan it is domical of brackets of Vidyadharas. Each of these brackets the sabhamandāraka variety. It consists of five cirsupports a bracket figure of Apsara, the stele of cular courses and a circular padmašila. The inner which is tenoned into the kola course. The Apsarās face of the first course is decorated with a row of are shown dancing or making music, or carrying horse-riders, while its underside depicts a creeper fly-whisk or water vessel. The padmašila consists of medallion at each corner and a goose-band on the two courses of eight-foil and six-foil kolas and a two projecting narrow sides. The second is padma stamenal tube adorned with one row of petals. decorated with two bands of lotus petal-and-bud The edges of kola are decorated with lotus scrolls. motif. The third is gajatalu decorated on top with Between the two kola courses is placed a reverse
a band of diamonds. The lourth is decorated with
a row of geese. gajatālu.
The fifth shows reliefs of fighting
scenes and figures of warriors. The padmašila Devakulika 2A-Square on plan it is domical of
consists of two courses, the first having eight whorls the sabhāmandāraka order. It consists of five circu
of four-fold (3+1) reverse kola and the second lar courses and a circular padmašila. The inner
pertaining to four whorls of four-fold(3+1) normal face of the first course is decorated with a row of
kola. In the second is also inserted a stamenal tube elephants, while its underside represents a Kinnar
clasped by two rows of petals. couple in the roundel of lotus scrolls at each corner and a goose-band on the two projecting narrow 3B-Square on plan it is domical of the sabhasides. The second is karpadardarika topped by a padmamandarava order. It consists of five circular kirttimukha-band. The third is gajatalu surmounted courses and eight projecting lämās encircling a by a band of campaka flowers and circular plaques. padmašila in the centre. The first course depicts a row The fourth is also pajatalu but is decorated with of lions on the inner face and a Kinnara-couple at entwined Nāgas. The fifth shows reliefs of fighting each corner on the underside. The second is scenes and figures of warriors. The padmašila karşadardarika topped by a kirttimukha-band. The consists of two courses of kolas, the first showing third is gajatalu surmounted by a band of campaka eight whorls of four-fold (3+1) reverse kola, and flowers and circular lambanas. The fourth again the second having six-foil normal kola and a stame- is gajatalu but is adorned with entwined Nägas. nal tube adorned with one row of petals. Between The fifth is decorated with figures of musicians and the two courses is set up a reverse gajatălu.
dancers. Each of the eight tâmās consists of two
courses, each edged with reverse gajatalu. The first 2B-Square on plan it is domical of the sabhä- course shows eight-foil pointed kola. The second has mandāraka order. It consists of five circular courses
eight-pointed quatrefoil kola and a stamenal tube and a circular padmašila. The first course depicts terminating in a six-petalled mandāraka flower. a row of horse-riders on the inner face and a The badmašila is simila
The padmašila is similar to the lümās, but it has one Kinnar-couple in a circle formed of lotus scrolls at
more course of eight-foil pointed kola edged with each corner. The second is padma decorated with
reverse gajatalu. two bands of lotus petal-and-bud motif. The third, fourth and fifth comprise sixteen, twelve and eight- Devakulika 4-Rectangular on plan it is samatala, foil kolas respectively. Each foil of the kola con- but its space is reduced to a square by a frame of tains a stamenal tube adorned with one row of four rectangular slabs perched upon the architraves. petals. The points of kolas are occupied by Vidya- The slabs show a kirttimukha-band on the inner face
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