The painting of ‘Dadaji ka pagaliya’ depicts a semi-upon chhatri, which is usually built as a memorial of the deceased. It is painted on the ceiling of the mandapa (pillared hall) of the Bhandasar Temple. There is a chhatri (memorial) painted in white, likely to resemble the marble construction. A water body surrounds it. On the open pedestal of the chhatri, there are two footprints. Dadaji in this painting could be a reference to one of the four Dada Gurus of the Jain tradition, namely, Jinadatta Suri (1075-1154 CE), Jinachandra Suri Manidhari (1140-1166 CE), Jinakushala Suri (1280-1332 CE) and Jinachandra Suri II (1541-1613 CE). Their memorials are often found next to Jain temples.
Location:
Bikaner
Date_accepted:
2024-05-31T12:05:12Z
Modified:
2024-06-01T06:38:32Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Swapna Joshi
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Rathore Dynasty, Rao Lunkaran, Temple, Bada Bazaar, Sumatinatha, Shekhari Style of Temple Architecture, Seth Bhandasar Jain Temple, Bikaner, Bhanda Shah ka Jain Mandir, Tirthankara, Raos of Bikaner, Rajasthan, 16th century CE, and Architecture