Relief depicting Durga inside the Varaha Cave Temple #3 in Mahabalipuram

Description
Carousel 14: Mahabalipuram, Kanchipuram, Elephanta, 1978-1981
Creator
Wheeler, Mary Binney
Form
color slides
Date
1978 to 1981
Subject
Varāha (Hindu deity)
Hindu temples
Durgā (Hindu deity)
Hindu goddesses in art
Relief (Sculpture)
Stone carving
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Cave temples--India
Architecture--India
Geographic Subject
Māmallapuram (India)
Collection
Mary Binney Wheeler Image Collection
Extent
5 x 5 cm.
Related Place
Tamil Nadu (India)
Māmallapuram (India)
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Resource Type
Still Image
Identifier
(Wheeler Sanchi)MBW78T14000043.tif
21210479
264929

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