Gopachal rock-cut Jain monuments
James Burgess wrote: "In the 15th century, during the reign of the Tomar kings, the Jains seem to have been seized with an uncontrollable impulse to convert the cliff that sustains the fort into a great shrine in honour of their religion, and in a few years excavated the most extensive series of Jaina caves known to exist anywhere.[2] The Gopachal rock-cut Jain monuments are located on the rock cliffs of the hill topped by the Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh.[14]Centuries later, the Jain community restored many of the statues by adding back stucco heads on the top of the damaged idols.[12] The prolific Apabhramsha author Raidhu was responsible for consecrating many of the Jain rock carved images as attested by multiple inscriptions.[17] The Gopachal rock-cut monuments depict the Tirthankaras in seated or standing meditating positions.
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