Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c11.s2.8

c11.s2.8

In the scene representing Kumuda-chandra and Devasūri the true costume of the people is shown. Their shorts, *kamarbands* and *paṭkās* are of the same type, but there is an addition of an open, half-sleeved, tight jacket reaching to the waist (Fig. 243). These jackets were made of plain or tie-dyed materials. The musicians and the gate-keeper wear the same type of costume. That this type of costume was worn by the princes or at least rich merchants is evident from the costume of Kumārapāla depicted in a palm-leaf miniature dated 1237 A.D.⁶⁰ Here the king is shown wearing an ultra-marine open jacket and shorts with the pattern in yellow indicating gold.