[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949) › c6.69 # Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c6.69 Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c6.69 - **Language:** English ### [c6.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.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. - [Previous: c6.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6.68) - [Next: c6.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6.70) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.chandra-1949.c6.69) · Pramāṇa