Jaina Antiquities at Kamata

Two Jaina Tirthankara images i.e. is a bust part of a Tirthankara image (Pl.LXXXIVC) and another one is a Risabhanatha image reported from Kamata, which are now kept in the District Museum, Jeypore^[1].

The details of these images are as follows:-

Tirthankara image (DM-29):

The lower part of the sculpture below chest is missing but the remaining parts i.e., the bust part (32x34 x08cm) depicted the usual iconographical representation. The Tirthankara has curly hair, elongated ear lobe and has trivali mark at his neck. He has a circular halo behind his head with lotus flower design and beaded boarder. The trilinear umbrella is shown over the halo. The left side of the Tirthankara image is depicted upper portion of a chauri bearer. The top corner at the right side of the figure carved with garland bearers and an elephant motif while the left portion is missing.

Risabhanatha (DM-40):

The Tirthankara Risabhanatha (90x50x23cm) is carved seated in dhyanamudra over a couch covered by a loin cloth and his lanchana bull is depicted in a very small size at the hanging part of the loin cloth in front of his feet. The astagrahas are depicted in a row below his seat. The space below his pedestal is carved with a ten armed Chakresvari along with her lanchana Garuda in the center flanked by vigorous lion on either side. Further end in the right Yaksha Gomukha is depicted while in the extreme left kneeling devotees with folded hands are represented. The Tirthankara is flanked by bejeweled chauri bearers on either side. He has curly hair on his head and few strands are fallen over his shoulder. The elliptical halo behind his head is decorated with flower and diamond shape design above which the chhatravali is also noticed. A torana with makara-mukha, divine musicians, garland bearers, devotees with folded hands, elephants are envisaged above the chauri bearers on both sides of the Tirthankara.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Ibid. pp.137-138.