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Fig. 3. Wooden window-frame, Early 19th cent. A. D.
(Courtesy National Museum, New Delhi)
Pārsvanātha and Sahasra phaņa Pārsvanātha derāsars in Nisha Pol, Sri Vasupūjya Svāmi and Sri Satalanatha-prabhu devāsars in Shekhapada, Zaverivad; Sri Supārsvanātha derāsar in Sri Ramji's Pol, and Haja Patel's Pol.
2G Ghar-derāsars are known from other parts of Gujarat as well. Pathan, Palitana, Ratanpur, Cambay and other cities, too, have several home shrines of importance.
Many Jaina carvings have found houses in various museums. The National Museum, New Delhi has an exquisite example of late sixteenth or early seventeenth century mandapa of a homeshrine. Sixteen apearās adorn its dome and remind the viewer of the Mt, Abu temples in stone (fig. 2). The museum also has a door-frame (caukhat) of a Jaina house (evident from Jaina Tirthankara image) 11 (fig. 3) a small door of a home shrine1% (carved with fourteen dreams) and a window framels identified by Tirthankara figure), etc.
The Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay also has a wooden mandapa of a home shrine of c. 1600 A. D.14
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