Jaina Antiquities at Manapur-Gadhama

During a digging operation at Taladanda canal for a bridge construction, a Jaina chaumukha (43x17x17cm) and a slab containing three Jaina Tirthankara images (47x26x13cm) are found^[1] and now placed in a thatched roof nearby site which is known as Lokanatha matha (Pls.XLIC-XLID). There is no lanchana below the titirthi figure where as the Tirthankaras represented in the chaumukhas are Risabhanatha, Santinatha, Parsvanatha and the fourth one’s lanchana is not identifiable. People of this area also informed that they have come across many terracotta rings well during the ploughing in their field where the images are found. A large number of potsherds, fragments of terracotta rings are also found on the paddy field close to the thatched shrine. The potteries are mostly red ware, red slipped ware and a thick course red ware with husk mark is also noticed here.