Pilgrimage to a Jaina Shrine: Sammeta Shikhara Tirtha Pata
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10.83 x 13.1 in
(27.51 x 33.27 cm)
- Rajasthan
Dotted with pilgrims making their path up the rocky terrain of the hill, this painted pata emphasizes a temple at the site enshrining three Jinas with Parshva in the center. The Jinas are being venerated by men, women, and male and female ascetics. Scattered on other peaks are twenty small shrines housing footprints meant to represent the twenty Jinas who achieved enlightenment here.
- Attribution: Credit: Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund, the Marie Josephine Rozet Fund, and the Gertrude Schemm Binder Fund, 1972-258-3