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________________ 138 other statues of men and women are seen with materials of worship in hand. In fine, the elephant room contains fifteen images of Jina, two figures of Jain monks, ten of śrárakas, fifteen of śravikās and ten elephants Like the temple of Vimala Shah, this temple contains about forty-seven cells in which the images of one or more Tirthankaras are set up. In cell number one, there is an image of Ambikaderi. In cell number nine, there is an image of Neminātha and a scene from Neminātha's life after his renunciation. In cell number eleven, there is a scene of Nominátha's marriage. In cell number fourteen, there is a scene from the life of Santinātha, the 16th Tirthankara. In cell number thirty-two, there are four beautifully carved images of goddesses Besides these scenes, we find several scenes from the life of Krishna as well as pictures of animate and inanimate objects in various parts of the temple. One thing we must not fail to note is the niches popularly known to be built by the wives of Vastupala and Tejahpala. In reality, they were built by Tejahpala for the good of his wife Suhadadovi's soul. They are beautifully carved. In them, there are images of Jings, Jain monks, men, birds and beasts,
SR No.011024
Book TitleJainism in Gujarat
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorChimanlal Bhailal Sheth
PublisherGodiji Jain Temple Mumbai
Publication Year
Total Pages228
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size7 MB
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