The Northern Gateway, topped by a broken wheel of law, is the best preserved of the toranas. Scenes include a monkey offering a bowl of honey to Buddha, who is represented by a bodhi tree.
Another panel depicts the Miracle of Sravasti – one of several miracles represented here – in which Buddha, again in the form of a bodhi tree, ascends a road into the air. Elephants support the architraves above the columns, while delicately carved yakshis (maidens) hang nonchalantly on each side.
