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Description of Temples armed male drummer. Below is a figural band and a stamenal tube clasped by one row of petals. depicting goat, boar, etc., while above is a sculptural The four corners of the square are occupied by four panel depicting Gaja-Lakşmi in the centre and kirttimukhas. The ceiling is raised up by a square four male divinities in niches on her each side. frame of four rectangular slabs, each representing a Devakulika 45A-On plan it is similar to Deva.
padmāsana Jina flanked on either side by two
Mālādharas. kulika 43B, but in structure it is a kşipta ceiling of the nābhicchanda order. The inner face of the 46B-On plan it follows the preceding ceiling, square frame on each side depicts a padmāsana Jina but in structure it is samatala. The square frame is flanked on either side by a goddess mounting a inset with images of lalitasana goddesses. The square peacock and a horse-rider, while its underside on flat surface depicts an image of sixteen-armed each of the two shorter sides displays figures of Nrsimha (Fig. 21) tearing the belly of Hiranyakage horse-riders, elephants with drivers and warriors. vada caught between his legs.88 Nộsimha holds The nābhicchanda element is represented by a grid of
mace and disc in his two hands; two of his hands seventeen depressed līmās disposed in diagonal
are raised over the head; while with the rest he is order. Besides, there are hall lumas on the four busy in overpowering the demon and tearing his sides. Each lūma consists of a quatrefoil and a belly. The sculpture is carved in high relief in the circular kola, and a small padmakes ara adorned with centre of a
centre of a sixteen-petalled lotus flower with buds one row of petals.
in between the petals and is placed in a square 45B-On plan and in structure it is like that compartment having a Kinnara-couple at each seen in Devakulika 43B. The inner face of the square corner. The whole is surrounded by a rectangular frame is inset with images of lalitasana goddesses, panel border showing narratives of samudramanthana while its underside on each of the two shorter sides and some other scenes. is decorated with three full and two half lotuses,
Devakulika 47A-Square on plan it is samatala. Its each comprising two rows of petals, the petals of
square flat surface is divided into three concentric the outer row in some cases being set up in interse
circular bands. The outer and the intermediate cting garland loops. The square flat surface is
bands show 56 Dik-Kumāris performing the birthboldly relieved with an image of sixteen-armed
rites of Jina carved in the central circle,89 At goddess Vairotyä'seated in'lalitāsana on a stool.37
each corner of the square is a Kinnara-couple, and She carries sanke, disc, trifūla, noose, sword, vajra
on its two sides is a goose-band. The ceiling is ghanta and varadamudra in the right hands, and
raised up by a square frame of four rectangular snake, shield, danda, lotus, vajta, snake and pitcher
slabs. Each slab depicts a kayotsarga Jina flanked in the left'ones; her other two hands rest on the
on either side by a four-armed male divinity carryhead of a Naga and a Nägin, who are depicted resp- ing pitcher
resp. ing pitcher and a Mäladhara. ectively to the right and left of the stool, with their hands in añjalimudrā. She is easily recognised by 47B-On plan it follows the preceding ceiling, her snake mount shown below her seat with hands but in structure it is a ksipta vitāna of the näbhiin añjalimudra. She has a seven-hooded cobra can- cchanda order. The latter is represented by a grid opy overhead and is attended upon either side by of thirteen depressed lūmās arranged in diagonal a female cauri-bearer. Above is a row of Gandharvas
order. Besides, there are half lūmas on the four and Vidyadharas.
sides. Resembling a serrated diamond each lima Devakulika 46A-Square on plan it is a sama
consists of an eight-foil, a quatrefoil and a circular utksipta vitana of the mandaraka variety. The latter kola, and a stamenal tube adorned with one row of is represented in three concentric circular bands.
petals. The ceiling is raised up by a square frame The outer band depicts sixteen-foil reverse kola. of four rectangular slabs carved with balcony The intermediate band, edged with reverse gaja
models. tālu, pertains to twelve-foil kola. The inner band, Devakulika 48 A--Rectangular on plan it is samaalso edged with reverse gajatalu, has twelve-foil kola tala. Its rectangular flat surface is divided into three
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