Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s27.11

v2.c8.s27.11

The fifth design (*e*) represents a young hermit (*Arhat*?) flying in the air amid white clouds.³ The features of this figure are very beautiful, and the legs, though rather conventionally bent, give an impression of movement. Movement is also indicated by the borders of the hermit's *dhoti* waving in the air. He is carrying flowers and a fruit like a mango, probably as an offering to the Buddha. The delineation of the clouds, though conventional, is pleasing to the eye.