Shrine

The semi-dome and scalloped arch that top this shrine are Islamic Mughal architectural forms. The courtiers mounted on elephants are Indo-Muslim. Celestial female musicians and birds ornament the upper level of the shrine. These structures in the form of miniature temples were used in the domestic shrines of well-to-do Hindu and Jain homes and as devotional chapels inside larger temples. A Gujarati Jain inscription on the shrine lists the costs of the various sculptural parts, indicating that perhaps a merchant was the donor.