Elephanta - Ganesha's Chapel
0000; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Resumo
Photograph of the Ganesha shrine in the cave temple of Elephanta in Maharashtra, taken by D.H. Sykes around 1871 in James Burgess' illustrated book 'The Rock-Temples of Elephanta or Gharapuri'. The great Shiva temple at Elephanta was excavated during the 6th century, Kalachuri period and consists of a series of chambers cut from the rock with entrances on the east, north and west. The square sanctuary is situated in a hypostyle hall with 20 pillars which is flanked by 2 excavated courts and a smaller temple. This is a view looking towards the side chapel on the west side of the smaller temple, showing the back wall with sculptures of Matrikas with Karttikeya and Ganesha. Other large-scale figural panels on the walls depict different aspects of Shiva. Photographer: Sykes, D.H.
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