The Goddess in Das-Owtar cave [Tripurantaka in Dasavatara Cave Temple, Ellora]
0000; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Resumo
Photograph of the sculpture panel of Shiva as Tripurantaka in the Dashavatara Cave at Ellora, from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of Caves of Ellora and Dowlatabad Fort in H.H. the Nizam's Dominions' taken by Deen Dayal in the 1890s. The spectacular site of Ellora, in Maharashtra, is famous for its series of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave temples excavated into the rocky façade of a cliff of basalt. The works were done under the patronage of the Kalachuri, the Chalukya and the Rashtrakuta dynasties between the sixth and the ninth centuries. The Dashavatara Cave was started as a Buddhist monastery, but in the eighth century was converted into a Hindu sanctuary under the patronage of the Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga (r.c.730-55). It consists of an open court with a free-standing monolithic mandapa in the middle and a two-storeyed hall at the back, the original Buddhist monastery, the walls of which were covered with reliefs illustrating Hindu mythology. The columns are decorated with elaborate pot and foliage motifs carved on the shafts. The first panel in this view represents Shiva as Tripurantaka, the destroyer of Tripura. The other panel seen in the right in the photograph represents Vishnu under his terrific aspect of man-lion, Narasimha, destroying the demon Hiranyakashipu who is making a last desperate effort to defend himself. 13.3 x 20.6 Centimetres. Photographer: Dayal, Deen.
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