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| DescriptionParasnath 23 Jain Tirthankara Vidisha.jpg |
English: 23rd Jain Tirthankara in the Kāyotsarga (standing meditation) pose.
The Tirthankara has seven-headed cobra hood (naga canopy), which represents the protection provided by the serpent deity Dharanendra and his consort Padmavati during a deep meditation. Above the cobra hood, there is a three-tiered chattra (parasol), At the base there are shasana-devatas (tutelary deities), Padmavati and Dharanendra. On the upper side there are celestial figures known as Maladhardevas. Ref https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81r%C5%9Bvan%C4%81tha The Vidisha District Museum houses an extensive collection of such 9th to 10th-century sculptures, primarily excavated from nearby historic sites like Besnagar and Gyaraspur. The collection spans Mauryan-Shunga era (2nd century BCE) through the Gupta period (4th-6th centuries CE) to the early medieval (8th-12th centuries CE) Paramara times. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidisha_Museum |
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| Author | Prof Ranga Sai |
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