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Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), pp 358-59, cat.no.857. | work record
Label Vacchā, śrāvaka, about Vi. Saṃ. 1548, Prāgvāṭa, resident of Vīsalanagara
Generic Name
  1. Vacchā
Honorific or Epithet
  1. śreṣṭhin
Religious Status
  1. Jaina layperson male (śrāvaka / upāsaka)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. Merchant (śreṣṭhin)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Caste
  1. Prāgvāṭa (Prāgvāṭa)
Caste Division
  1. Laghuśākhā (Laghuśākhā)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), pp 358-59, cat.no.857. | work record
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Husband of: Lālī, śrāvikā, about Vi. Saṃ. 1548, Prāgvāṭa, resident of Vīsalanagara
  2. Son: Vanā, śrāvaka, about Vi. Saṃ. 1568, Prāgvāṭa, resident of Vīsalanagara

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), pp 358-59, cat.no.857. | work record
  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), pp 358-59, cat.no.857. | work record
Roles
  1. Donor (dātā) of:
    Object: Jina image (Sumatināthabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Location: Vīsalanagara, Gujarat Vīsalanagara, Gujarat
    Indian dates: Thursday (guruvāra / bṛhaspativāra) 4 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Caitra (caitra) 1584 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1528

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), pp 358-59, cat.no.857. | work record
Visualisations
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Detail of 13th century Digambare image-canopy (Pratimā-vitāna) from Hiṅgalājagaṛh (Maṇḍasaur), Central Museum Indore. Photo Credit: Ingrid Schoon 23.12.2019.