Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c13.s6.4

c13.s6.4

A little way to the north of the large temple are four standing pillars, all that remain of a small temple. A short distance to the north-west of this is a large *pippala* tree with a high platform around it, on which are some fragments of old images. Among them is the lower portion of an image of Pārśvanātha with an inscription of two lines beneath dated *Śaka* 1173 (A.D. 1251). It is Digambara, its nakedness being distinctly indicated. Another image, that of a *devī*, is in two pieces—the bust, and the legs with the seat. She is two-armed, has necklaces and earrings, and her hair is done up in a big chignon at the back. The left hand rests upon the knee and holds a fruit; the right hand has gone. Above her head is a wreath of flowers, over which is seated a little Jina, and beneath her seat are three panels, in the centre one of which are three heads in a row, each with a pyramidal coiled head-dress. Under the *devi's* left knee is a small tiger or lion. It is probably intended to represent Ambikā (Ambājī, Ambādevī or Ambā Bhavānī), a favourite Jaina goddess.