Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s19.5

v2.c8.s19.5

To the right of the *chaurī*-bearer is a male figure, whose bold step and gesture of the right hand suggest that he is requesting the two ladies behind him to come forward and lay the offerings before the Bodhisattva. He is armed with a bow, which may be seen on his left shoulder. One of these two ladies holds a tray of offerings. The features of the two ladies are partly obliterated, but the drawing where preserved is of the same type as that shown in the previous plate (Plate XXXII). The painter’s love for elaborate coiffures is prominent in this subject as well.