Shrine

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the interiors of temples, Hindu deities and Jain images of Jinas, liberated beings worshipped for their spiritual author­ity, were installed in shrines such as this elaborate silver-faced example. If a Hindu image were installed in this shrine, it would have been placed on a plinth so that the shrine was at eye level in the temple’s inner sanctum.

Jainism

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Jainism was formed around the sage Mahavira, a contemporary of the Buddha in the 6th century BCE, but Jains view this founder as the twenty-fourth in a series of spiritual leaders that extends back in time.  Jainism prohibits harming others or taking life, emphasizes strict self-denial, and promotes life in monasteries.