Plate 6 of 'hindoo excavations in the mountain of ellora near aurangabad,' engraved by thomas daniell after the drawings of james wales, daniell regarded this as the sixth set of his 'oriental scenery. ' indra sabha is the largest of the jain caves at ellora and dates from the 9th century rashtrakuta period. A simple gateway leads into an open court in the middle of which stands a monolithic temple with a pyramidal superstructure and an octagonal roof. There are a free-standing elephant and a column with a capital composed of a group of tirthankaras (jain foudners). At the back of the court there is a double-storeyed excavated temple. The sculptural panels represent ambika, a jain favourite goddess and mahavira, gomateshvara and parshvanatha, three of the jain saints. Object Type: print. Date: 1 June 1803. Place of creation: London. Dimensions: height: 42.6 cm (16.7 in); width: 59.7 cm (23.5 in). Medium: aquatint print coloured. Depicted Place: Ellora Cliffs. Collection: British Library. *The entrance of Indra Sabha, by Thomas Daniell and James Wales, 1803* (BL)
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