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and decoration of creepers on the underside of Jina with worshippers, and Ācārya with disciples the two shorter sides. The square flat surface is and Srāvakas, 28 relieved with a large full-blown circular lotus
Devakulika 8A-On plan and design it is similar flower comprising three rows of petals arranged in
to the preceding ceiling. The square compartment the cyma recta form. The petals of the outer row
is divided into three concentric circles, the outer also contain buds in alternation. The four corners
and the intermediate depicting a person on simha. of the square are filled with kirttimukhas. The
sana and some men, elephants and horses, and whole is placed in a border of lotus scrolls.
the inner representing the Samavasarana scene of a Devakulikās 5-6-On plan and in structure it Jina with a Caumukha." Each of the four corners follows the preceding ceiling. The inner face of of the square is occupied by an image of four-armed the square frame is decorated with saw-tooth pat
tooth pat lalitasana goddess. Of the two rectangular compartern, while its underside on the two shorter sidestments, the one depicts a padmāsana Jina and a depicts lotus scrolls. The square flat surface is kāyotsarga Jina with worshippers, and the other divided into three concentric circles, the outer shows two monks standing and an Acärya, with being filled with lotus stalks with buds, the inter
sthapana in front, giving religious discourse which mediate with lotus scrolls and the inner with a is being heard by laymen. The frame lifting up full-blown lotus flower. The four corners of the the ceiling is inset with images of four-armed square are occupied by four kiritimukhas. The lalitasana goddesses. whole is placed in a border of creepers emerging
8B-On plan and design it follows Devakulika 7B. from the mouth of a kirttimukha carved in the
Its two rectangular compartments are decorated centre on each side.
with foliage and lotus buds, while the square Devakulika 7A-On plan and in structure it
compartment depicts mandāraka element in the
sama-utkşipta form. The latter is represented by corresponds to Devakulika 4. The inner face of the
three concentric circular bands of kolas. The square frame is decorated with a band of geese,
outer band, edged with gajatalu, has twelve-foil while its underside on each of the two shorter sides depicts a large kirttimukha spewing creepers. The
kola. The intermediate band shows eight-foil square flat surface is divided into three concentric
reverse gajatalu. The inner band, edged with circles, the outer representing intersecting beaded
gajatalu, pertains to six-foil kola and a deeply set
quatrefoil kola containing a small stamenal tube garland loops, the intermediate showing lotus petal-and-bud device and the inner containing a
clasped by one row of petals. The four corners
of the square are occupied by four kiritimukhas. full blown lotus flower. The four corners of the
The frame lifting up the ceiling depicts cameos square are occupied by four kirttimukhas emana
of Jaina monks and Srāvakas.25 ting creepers. The whole is placed in a border of creepers.
Devakulika 9A-Square on plan it is samatala. 7B-Rectangular on plan it is samatala. Its
Its square flat surface displays in three concentric
circles the pañcakalyāṇaka scene of a Jina, 26 while rectangular flat surface is divided into three com
each of its four corners depicts an image of fourpartments, the central being square and the side
armed standing goddess accompanied on each side ones, rectangular. The square compartment shows
by a male attendant and a Kinnar. The ceiling is similar ornamentations as we find in case of Deva
raised up by a square frame of four rectangular kulika 4, but here the petals are arranged in the
slabs decorated with a row of elephants. cyma reverse form, and it has an additional circle on the outer flank filled with figures of geese. The 9 B-Square on plan it is a sama-utksipta vitāna rectangular compartments are decorated with of the padmamandāraka variety. It is shown in three foliage and lotus buds. The ceiling is raised up concentric circular bands, the outer containing by a frame of four rectangular slabs placed over gajatālu, the intermediate displaying an eight-foil the architraves. The slabs show reliefs of kāyotsarga kola and the inner representing six projecting
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