Elongated Earlobe of Jain Goddesses

I find a striking resemblance in between the elongated earlobe of a Jain Shashan Devi ( sculpted inside the cave of Khandagiri) and that of a Soura tribal lady. Women of the Soura tribe can be handily perceived by the huge wooden ear discs that they wear. For details about the varieties of tribal jewellery, you can go through the following article. https://lunarsecstacy.com/2021/05/29/a-few-of-the-widely-used-ethnic-tribal-jewellery-of-odisha-east-india/