Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c9.s3.5

c9.s3.5

The pillars are after the style of those at Pātna, the kīrtimukha mask forming a conspicuous detail in their decoration, and they have no images upon them. Notwithstanding that this is a Jaina temple, the doorway has the kīrtimukha upon its threshold, one on either side of the centre projection. The female images at the foot of the jambs, holding waterpots, are probably intended for the river goddesses Gangā and Yamunā who occupy this position in the very early temples. The two large images of Pārśvanātha, above the door, indicate, no doubt, that the temple was dedicated to that tīrthankara.