Mahavira as a monk

On a long, narrow strip, the god Mahavira is depicted in a temple on the right; the left side contains text in Old Indian script in red and black, the top two and bottom four lines in smaller script; verso has more text in the same manner; on both sides, a narrow unscripted column with a large red dot, also placed in the center of the strip and on the reverse. Two-thirds text column on recto, one-third image; verso: text; broad red brush line along text and image, three red dots in the center of the strip and in narrow margins on the sides.