Front or east view of the old Jain temple at Sirpur, Basim (Washim) District, Berar

Photograph of the base of the old Jain temple at Sirpur in Berar, part of the 'Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (volume 33)' collection, taken by Robert Gill in circa 1871. Sirpur is 12 miles west of Basim and is famous for the shrine of Antariksha Parsvanatha, sacred to the Jains. At this site there is a small but ancient Jain temple that has a horizontal dome with richly carved pendants. This temple is dated by inscription to 1406. It is star-shaped in plan and its walls are decorated with panels of carved arabesque motifs. Figural sculpture is limited to detachable images placed in three interior niches of the shrine.

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Close view of carved marble surround from the asana or throne of a Jain temple image, Dabhoi

Photograph of a marble carving from the asana or throne of a Jain temple image at Dabhoi in Gujarat, taken for the Archaeological Survey of India in the 1870s. Dabhoi is an ancient town that was fortified by the Solanki Rajputs in the 12th century. It contains an old fort built by the Vaghela king of Patan, or Anhilvada. This view shows a part of a marble carving with elephants and lions and a Jain seated figure.

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