Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s7.17

v2.c8.s7.17

Not far from the door-keeper, towards the right, is the rājā, who can be easily identified by his elaborate crown. In front of him, at the opposite end of the room, is the Bodhisattva (?) in the *dharmacakra* (teaching) attitude. The head of the Bodhisattva is broken, but his majesty can be perceived by the grandeur of his throne, the back of which shows chased gold work. The foot-rest is also highly ornamented, and the presence of a blue lotus flower on a tray¹ perhaps suggests that he is the divine Bodhisattva, Padmapāṇi.²