Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s14.5

v2.c8.s14.5

The figure to the left of the door, the Bodhisattva Maitreya, has no chaurī-bearers, but on either side of him are votaries adoring him, as shown by their hands raised in supplication. The figures of these votaries are mostly obliterated, but the one on the left is fairly distinct, and his crouching position cannot escape notice. On the right side of the fresco, near the feet of the Bodhisattva, is a design that perhaps represents conventional waves, and above that, a crescent-shaped object which may be a boat. Higher up may be seen a votary who has raised his hands in adoration.