Cave 5, in particular, features a complex iconographic program aimed at legitimizing the royal patron as the conduit between humanity and the divine, represented by Vishnu in his boar form, while the cosmic waters threatening the human world fill the ground. Image courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

Creator

• Temples of India Project Team

Contributori

• Dr Pushkar Sohoni

Publisher

• Jio Institute

Parola chiave

• Temples of India
• Michael W. Meister
• Lomas Rishi
• Hoysala
• Imperial Guptas
• Kanganhalli
• Badami
• Temple
• Deogarh
• Sanchi
• Bhitargaon
• Udayagiri
• Architecture
• Temple 17 at SanchiKanganhalli
• Kondivate
• Chaluykas of Badami
• Mahakut
• Aihole
• Ramtek
• Parvati Temple
• M.S. Mate
• Dashavatara Temple
• Early Chalukyas
• Nachna
• Vakatakas
• Pattadakal

luogo

• India

Resource type

• Image

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/