Day: March 17, 2023

Architecture Of Tiie Reliefs And The Caves Reliefe Sculptures From the general lay out of the cuttings, it appears that instead of preparing the hill slope for Jain cave sancturaries, different types of representation of the dvinities v/ere tried 3s independent reliefs, reliefs in niches, reliefs with deeper cuttings and finally the caves, aS a...

Jain Inscriptions Of Gwalior Dr- H.V. Dwivedi has prepared an exhaustive index of the inscriptions of Gwalior State. They include as many as 850, collected from ancient places like Sivpuri, Bhelsa, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Morena, Gwalior Fort, Narwar, Pawaya, Kutwar, etc. Earlier to Dr. Dwivedi, Dr. D.R. Bhandarkar had edited a list of several inscriptions from...

Conclusion The concept of the Tirthankaras, is idealized in the sanctuaries on the slopes of the eSs of Gopachal. These are those, that are said to have conquerred the worldly bonds sUCCessfully moved to the shore of Eternal Bliss. The Hindu gods and goddesses, take their incarnations into different forms again and aip in this...

Jain Links To The Sculptural Tradition Of Gopachal SUHANIA (A) This could be reached from Gwalior by Bombay-Agra Highway. It lies slightly towards the north of Morena. Not far from the main road, as we go into the village, we come across a Jain temple. Towards the east of the temple, there is a panel...