Kumbharia Jain temples

Rosette ceiling in Mahavira temple

Mahavira temple, also known as Arasana samghacaitya, is the temple of the Jain congregation at Arasana[13] (Aras in Gujarati means marble).[14][15] This temple's marble ceiling depicts scenes from Bahubali's life. The upper panel has a depiction of a war between Bahubali and Bharata chakravartin, showing both armies' horses, elephants, and soldiers. The lower panel depicts a duel between two brothers. The centre panel has an image of Bahubali in meditation being approached by Bharata and his wife.[16] Another ceiling features carvings of the past and future tirthankara with their parents.[17][18] There are depictions of the life events of Mahavira carved on the ceiling of the temple.[19] The panels inside the temple also feature images of god, goddess, animals, trees etc carved in marble.[20] One panel feature image of a Jain Goddess with a goat's head with a child depicting Garbh kalyāṇaka of Mahavira.[21] The ceiling of the temple's porch houses a depiction of multi-tier Samavasarana.[22]

Shantinatha temple is similar to Mahavira temple.[23] According to inscriptions, Shantinatha temple was originally dedicated to Rishabhanatha.[24] The temple houses an important icon depicting Ashtapad and dating to 1210 CE. The Ashtapad idol is a diamond-shaped altar that depicts the mountain with images of 24 Tirthankars facing all four cardinal directions on two levels. The top of the icon depicts the Samavasarana of Rishabhanatha with a chaumukha image of Rishabhanatha.[25]

The ceiling of Parshvanatha temple bears an image of Parshvanatha with a hood of snakes similar to those of Vimal Vasahi.[26] The temple's stone idol of Ajitnatha stands on a pedestal bearing an elephant symbol. The temple features nine highly decked dev-kulikas. The torana-stambha features carvings of vidyadevi, aparaicakra, Purusudatta, Mahakali, Vajrasnrnkhala, Vajarankusa, and Rohini.[23][27] The temple contains images of Sarvanha and Ambika as shasan-devata with the hood of a snake overhead.[28]

The pillars of the Neminatha temple are ornately carved in a manner similar to those of Vimal Vasahi and feature a Nagara style Shikhara.[23][6] This temple contains an image of the Hindu god Ganesha that is similar to that of Luna Vasahi and the Ranakpur Jain temple.[29] The temple includes miniature carvings of vidya-devi like aparaicakra, Vajrasnrnkhala, Sarvastra-Mahajvala, Rohini, and Vairotya, which were popular iconographies in western India during the 11th and 12th centuries.[28] According to an inscription, the munisuvrata-bimba was installed in 1281 CE (VS 1338).[30]

The Sambhavanatha temple is a small temple and a typical example of rich Chaulukyan architecture.[23] According to an inscription in the Mahavira temple, the idol was gifted by "Pahini" in 1085 CE and the temple was originally dedicated to Shantinatha.[24] The original idol of the temple was later mutilated and replaced with a new idol.[31] The temple has a representation of the Hindu goddess Saraswati on its ceiling.[29]