Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c6.69

c6.69

Two layers of paintings are visible at Tirumalai. They represent the Devatās and Kimpuruṣas flying in the clouds ³⁶ (Fig. 9), the Devas marching in a line towards the Samavasaraṇa,³⁷ the Gandharvas and heavenly nymphs,³⁸ a Deva standing amidst flowers,³⁹ and a row of nuns clad in white⁴⁰. In the second layer, which is considerably later than the first and may belong to the end of the 12th century, there is the representation of a Jain monk seated on a cushion facing another monk;⁴¹ another scene depicts ⁴² Digambara monks preaching to a lady who is offering them food; and a third depicts a four-armed, and three-eyed deity, possibly Indra⁴³.