Cross-bar (Period III)

     The sculpture represents the last scene of the story of Vidhura , the wise one (Vidhurpandita Jataka).

    Vidhura was the minister of Dhanamjaya Kaurava, the king of Indraprastha. Having heard about Vidhura, Vimala, the queen of the Naga King, Sakka, longed to hear him preach the Dharma or the Law of good men. She pretended to be ill and told her husband that only Vidhura's heart would cure her. The king, not catching her meaning was worried and did not know how he could satisfy her. Fortunately his daughter, Irandati, came to his help. She proclaimed that she would mary the man who could bring Vidhura's heart. A young yaksha named Punnaka understood the task, went to Indraprastha and won Vidhura as a prize in a game of dice played between him and Dhanamjaya. While returning by air, he asked Vidhura to cling to his horse's tail, and also tried to kill him to get hold of his heart. Vidhura, by his preachings, converted him ultimately. Then Punnaka took him to Nagaloka on the horse's back, where he preached to the king and queen.

    The sculpture shows Vidhura seated on a throne in the centre and preching the Dharma. The Naga king and his queens are listening to him, seated on the floor. That the scene takes places in a pleasure garden is suggested by the lotus pond in the foreground. The scene above shows the aerial journey of Punnaka, on his steed, followed by dwarfs. Vidhura is shown clinging to the horse's tail.

    The foot rests, the dress and ornaments of the Naga king and queens are noteworthy.

Fragment (Period IV)

    A Yakshi beside a tree is shown with in a Kudu or caitya-window.