Plan_of_6th_century_Badami_Cave_3_Hindu_temple,_annotated.jpg
Summary
Description Plan of 6th century Badami Cave 3 Hindu temple, annotated.jpg |
English:
The layout of the largest and most intricately carved Hindu cave temple at Badami, Karnataka
1: Vishnu 2: Trivikrama (Vishnu taking a giant step, 3-steps Vedic legend) 3: Vishnu on sesha naga 4: Vishnu avatar Varaha rescuing goddess earth (Bhudevi) 5: Harihara (half Shiva, half Vishnu) 6: Vishnu avatar Narasimha standing 7: Garbha ghriya (sacrum sanctum, image is missing) Blue O: ceiling carvings of Vedic and Puranic Hindu gods and goddesses (e.g. Indra, Agni, Varuna, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Parvati, etc) Enclosed squares: carved pillars showing social life, couples or individual women with various expressions, as well as amorous couples in courtship and mithuna. One carving shows a collapsing suffering woman being helped and raised by Vishnu. A derivative work on Plan of Badami Cave.jpg available under creative commons license from wikimedia commons. |
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Author | Ms Sarah Welch |
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