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century Ambika in the Vimala Vasahi, Delvāda, Mt. Abu, were displayed. Two beautiful photographs of the big metal image of a Jina (c. seventh century) from Mahudi, N. Gujarat, a beautiful big pañcatirthika Jain bronze with full parikara, from a shrine in Jesalmer and two photographs of bronzes, each with figures of 72 Jinas, from Boman Behram's collection were also displayed. A photograph of a rare Asoka tree, of metal, from Lodrava near Jesalmer was also exhibited.
Thirty-eight enlargements of wood-work from Santinatha temple, Ahmedabad, Cintamani temple, Ahmedabad, Dhanadhervādā Jaina temple, Kumbhārià Pādā temple and Ghia Pādā temple in Pāțan, from Rāmji mandir pole Jain temple and a Ghara Derasara in Santinātha pole in Ahmedabad were exhibited. These rare photographs (some of them published ) of wood-work included figures of elephants, horses etc., of the Sun and the Moon (Sürya and Candra), decorations of wooden ceilings, carved pillars, figures of dancing girls, of females carrying water-jar, of bow and arrow, of the fly-whisk, of a figure of the goddess of wealth ( Śri-devī, Lakşmi) and so on. The wooden specimens range from about the sixteenth to the nineteenth century.
Seventy-five photographs of Jaina stone-sculptures, rock-cut images, temples, sculptures on walls of temples, door-frames, pillars, ceilings, and interiors of Jaina temples, figures of donors, Tirthankara images, monks, scenes from Lives of Tirthańkaras etc. These were selected from sites like Jesalmer; Delvadā Shrines, Mt. Abu; Jaina shrines at Kumbhāriā, N. Gujarat; the Ajita. nātha shrine at Tārangā, Gujarat; the Jaina Caves at Ellora; Jaina temples at Khajuraho; the famous Jaina temple at Rāņakpur, Rajasthan; the Sarasvaji from Pallu; the Jaina temples at Nadia, and Mirapur-Hamirgadh in Rajasthan, the Jaina Kirtti. stambha at Chitod; and the less knowa Jaina temples at Polo, Sabarkantha district, North Gujarat.
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