Steven M. Vose explores a richly embroidered choḍ paṭa depicting Gautam Swami’s legendary pilgrimage to Mount Ashtāpad—a sacred site in Jain tradition. As Mahavira’s chief disciple, Gautam Swami undertakes a mystical journey to worship the 24 Jinas at the mountain’s peak, overcoming spiritual challenges that even powerful yogis cannot. Vose explains how the paṭa illustrates themes of devotion, yogic power, and religious transformation, culminating in Gautam’s miraculous sharing of kheer and the conversion of hundreds. He also unpacks the historical context of the artwork, which commemorates a rigorous Jain fast completed by a laywoman in 1961. This vivid visual narrative beautifully blends cosmology, mythology, and ascetic devotion in Jain practice.