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The Fourteen Dreams of Queen Trishala
Miniature painting of 24 Jain Tirthankaras from Jaipur (c. 1850).
Samavasarana of a tirthankara.
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Lord Mahavira Jainism Publisher: K. S. Mehata & Sons. Udaipur. (via eBay: Allegory003)
‘Head of a Jain Tirthankara,’ 10th century. Represents a saviour/spiritual leader of Jainism.
Photograph of rock-cut sculptures of Jain Tirthankaras in Gwalior, from the Album of Miscellaneous views in India, taken by Deen Dayal in c.1882.
British Library
Carving of Mahavir, the 24th and last tirthankara, in the Samanar Hills of India.
Photo by Francis Harry Roy S/Wikipedia/Creative Commons
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism. It celebrates the birth of Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of present Avasarpiṇī.