Elephanta Caves
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Elephanta Caves of India.
The Elephanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.[1][2][3] They are on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literally "the city of caves"). Parts of the film was portrayed as in depicting in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.
Elephanta Caves Media
- Map of Elephanta Island.jpg
Overview of Elephanta Caves site
- Shiva linga in elephanta cave in west side.jpg
Shiva linga in Elephanta Cave at west side
- Trimurti, Cave No. 1, Elephanta Caves - 1.jpg
Trimurti Shiva flanked by the dvarapalas
- Elephanta Gangadhara.JPG
Shiva bringing Ganges River to earth.
- Ardhanari@ Elephanta Caves.jpg
Ardhanarishvara (centre): half female (Parvati) and half male (Shiva), feminine-masculine equivalence.
- Elephanta, grotta 1, rilievi riferibili al 400-550 dc ca., Shiva che uccide Andhaka 01.jpg
Elephanta Cave 1
Kalyanasundara: the wedding of Shiva and Parvati
- Yogishvara Lord of Yoga Shiva at Elephanta Cave 1.jpg
Shiva as Yogishvara, God of Yoga.
- Shiva Nataraja, grotte d'Elephanta (Mumbai, Inde), Cave 1.jpg
Shiva as Nataraja, god of dance.
- Grottes d'Elephanta - Sanctuaire de la grotte principale.jpg
Grottes d'Elephanta - Sanctuaire de la grotte principale
References
- ↑ Ring, Trudy; Salkin, Robert M.; Schellinger, Paul E.; Boda, Sharon La; Watson, Noelle; Hudson, Christopher; Hast, Adele (1994). "Elephanta Island". International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania. Taylor & Francis. pp. 252–5. ISBN 978-1-884964-04-6.
- ↑ Elephanta Island, Encyclopedia Britannica
- ↑ Elephanta: The Cave of Siva. Princeton University Press (Motilal Banarsidass, Reprint). 1999. pp. 3–5. ISBN 978-81-208-1284-0.
