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Structural Temples of the Caulukyan Period 181 Tejap膩la for the spiritual welfare of his wife Suha岣嵞乨evi.
(these niches are wrongly known as Gokhas of Der膩峁噄 and
Jethani).227/2 All the cella in the corridor were consecrated
during the years 1287 V. S. & 1293 V. S. while the consecration of
aforesaid two big and excellent ornamented niches took place
in V. S. 1297 (1240A. D.) 228
Like Vimala Vasahi, Lunavasahi is an example of fine
chiselling of marble. The walls, entrance doors, pillars,
Mandapas, Toranas, cellings or domes etc. are adorned with
ornamental relief carvings of inanimate motifs like flowers,
trees, crepers, lamps, bells etc; of animals like horses, elephants,
camels, tigers and lions or fishes and birds, besides various
representations of gods and men, of scenes from life such as
courts, royal processions, marriage processions, marriage scenes,
drama, music parties, battle scenes, grazing animals, voyages
by sea, life of shepherds, rites of monks and Jain layman and
women, and scenes from the Lives of Tirthankaras or other great
men of Jain mythology.29
229 Along with the Vimalavasahi, the Musalman army destroyed
almost completely the main sanctum and the adjecent
G眉岣峢aman岣峚pa is also damaged with certain other parts of the
L奴navasahi in c. 1368 V. S. (13117A. D.). Pethada, a rich
merchant, who was tho son of Cha峁囜笉asimha, carried out
extensive repairs to this shrine in V. S. 1378 (1321 A. D.),
installing a newly fashioned image of Neminatha.230
227/2. Here Fig. 123/c
228. HA. pp. 91-92.
229. HA. pp. 92-93.
The architect (S奴tradh膩ra) of this shrine was Sobhanadeva by name.
230. H. A. pp. 95-96.
Number of images in the temple proper and the account of
different cells (Devakulik膩s) and the structure known as Hasti艣膩l膩
surrounding the temple have been discussed in detail at great length
by Muni Jayant Vijayaji in his work 'Holy Abu ' ( Edited by U. P.
Shah) pp. 96-125.