Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of a sculpture of Shiva receiving Ganges from the Ravana Phadi Cave at Aihole, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The large sculpture panel of Shiva receiving the Ganges (Gangadhara Shiva-Murti) is situated in the hall of the Ravana Phadi Cave at Aihole which excavate...
Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of a sculpture of Mahishamardini from the Ravana Phadi Cave at Aihole, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The main figure depicted in this drawing is the goddess Mahishamardini, slaying the buffalo-demon. This large sculpture panel is situated on the right wall in the...
Shiva and Harihara; Varaha, Ravula Phadi Cave, Aihole. Artist(s): Uknown.
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Pen-and-ink drawing of sculptures of Shiva, Harihara and Varaha from the Ravula Phadi Cave at Aihole, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The two figures to the left in this drawing represent Shiva and Harihara, the combined form of Shiva and Vishnu. These large sculpture panels are carved on the ...
Shaivate sculptures from Ravana Phadi Cave, Aihole. Artist(s): Uknown.
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Pen-and-ink drawing of Shaivate sculptures from Ravana Phadi Cave at Aihole, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The figure to the left in this drawing represents Shiva as Dvarapala or guardian of the entrance to the shrine. This sculpture is carved on the left back wall of the hall of the Ravana ...
Pen-and-ink drawing of a sculpture of Bhaubali, from the Jaina Cave at Aihole, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.This drawing depicts the large figure of Bhaubali sculpted on the wall of the Jain Cave Temple, which was excavated in the late sixth century south of the town of Aihole. Aihole was o...
Sculpture from the Durga Temple at Aihole (Top). Artist(s): Uknown.
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Pen-and-ink drawings of sculptures from the Durga Temple at Aihole (Top), taken by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The top drawing represents the couple known as Brahmachari mithuna carved on the front of a pillar of the colonnade that surrounds the Durga Temple at Aihole. A richly crowned woman ...
Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of Cave III at Badami, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, was the capital of the Early Chalukya rulers in the sixth - eighth centuries. The town is situated between two rocky hills of red sandstone that surround an artificial lake. Th...
Sculpture of Vishnu Trivikrama, Badami. Artist(s): Uknown.
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Pen-and-ink drawing of a sculpture of Vishnu Trivikrama from Badami, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.This drawing depicts the large high-relief sculpure situated at the end of the porch of Cave 3 at Badami, which was excavated during the reign of the Early Chalukya ruler Pulakeshin I in 578. I...
Vaikuntha Vishnu; Ashtabhuja Vishnu, Cave III, Badami. Artist(s): Uknown.
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Pen-and-ink drawing of sculptures of Vaikuntha Vishnu and Ashtabhuja Vishnu from Cave III, Badami, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The figure on the left in the drawing represents the sculpture of Vishnu seated on the coiled serpent Ananta, carved to the left of the porch of Cave III. He holds...
Varaha Vishnu; Harihara, Cave III, Badami. Artist(s): Uknown.
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Pen-and-ink drawing of sculptures of Varaha and Harihara from Cave III, Badami, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The figure to the left in this drawing represents Varaha, the Boar incarnation of Vishnu, carved inside the porch of Cave III at Badami. Vishnu assumed this shape when the demon Hira...
