The tenth oval painting (in clockwise order) in the lower/outer circle in the ceiling of the mandapa (pillared hall) is an episode from the life of Jinadatta Suri. It is said that he subdued the bavan (fifty-two) Bhairava pirs (spiritual guides), who eventually became his servants. Jinadatta Suri is shown sitting in a van (forested area), and the four pirs representing the fifty-two Bhairav pirs are dressed like Hindu deities. As suggested by Lawrence Babb, this is indicative of the tussle between two religious factions, the Jains and the Shaivas. The inscription reads, ‘Shri Jinadatta Suri Ji 52 bir bulaye.’

Creator

• Temples of India Project Team

Mitwirkende

• Swapna Joshi

Publisher

• Jio Institute

Stichwort

• Rao Lunkaran
• Bikaner
• Rajasthan
• Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple
• Rathore Dynasty
• Temple
• Bada Bazaar
• 16th century CE
• Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir
• Tirthankara
• Raos of Bikaner
• Sumatinatha
• Jain
• Architecture
• Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture

Ort

• Bikaner

Resource type

• Image

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/