Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c13.s9.3

c13.s9.3

The exterior of the temple is fully moulded in horizontal bands of mouldings running round the whole of the walls, but there are no images, not even those three 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 devī'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.