Mahavira, the great Jain tirthankara; an image suitable for devotional meditation (10th-11th c.)

Source: http://www.artnet.com/GalHome/DecArtDetail.asp?WID=6628&PAGE=1&GID=946&SPEC=28&CID=0&BCI=28
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"Description:  Mahavir. North India, Rajasthan, 10th-11th c. Pink sandstone. Height 114cm."

A Jain stele, 10th-11th c., showing several tirthankars; the serpent-hooded one is Parshvanatha

Source: ebay, Jan. 2007

 A Jain tirthankara, probably Rishabhadeva (Adinatha) because of his long locks of hair, in the Badami rock-cut temple complex, c.1650

Source: http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/wat4/museum1?museum=Badami&cd=7278-3201-2904:7353-3123-1414:7353-3123-1413:7353-3123-1412:7353-3123-1411&country=Inde&col=pays
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