Who do some historians identify the woman figure as?

Buddha's mother, Maya

Another motif features a woman encircled by lotuses and elephants, which appear to shower her with water, akin to an abhisheka or consecration ritual. While some historians attribute this figure to Maya, the Buddha's mother, others associate her with Gajalakshmi, a widely recognized goddess symbolizing good fortune and associated with elephants. It's equally feasible that those who observed these sculptures interpreted the figure as both Maya and Gajalakshmi, embracing both perspectives.