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Arc India 2501 Elephanta Great Cave Approach from Sea N Entrance Of Arc India 2501 On Left Side Of Doorway Elephanta Great Cave ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Approach From Sea N Entrance Of Great Cave Arc India 2511 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Elephanta Great Cave West Side Dvarapala Arc India 2502 On Left Of Entrance-Head Elephanta Great Cave ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM North Entrance ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2512 Elephanta Great Cave Arc India 2503 North Side Dvarapala Elephanta Great Cave On Right Side Of Doorway East Entrance At Right ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM With East Wing At Left ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2513 Elephanta Great Cave Arc India 2504 North Side Dvarapala Elephanta Great Cave On Right Side Of East Entrance At Right Doorway-Torso With East Wing At Left ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2514 Arc India 2505 Elephanta Great Cave Elephanta Great Cave N Side Dvarapala Head Garbha Griha On Right Side Of Doorway View From East Entrance ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2515 Arc India 2506 Elephanta Great Cave Elephanta Great Cave Lingam Garbha Griha From SE ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM West Wing At Distance ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2516 Elephanta Great Cave Arc India 2507 Sadashiva At Center Elephanta Great Cave Of South Wall Garbha Griha From SE View From North Entrance ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2508 Arc India 2517 Elephanta Great Cave Elephanta Great Cave Garbha Griha East Side Sadashiva ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2509 Arc India 2518 Elephanta Great Cave Elephanta Great Cave East Side Dvarapala Sadashiva General View On Right Side Of Doorway ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2519 Arc India 2510 Elephanta Great Cave Elephanta Great Cave Sadashiva Heads West Side Dvarapala ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM At Feet Of Attendant Arc India 2520 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Elephanta Great Cave Sadashiva Arc India 2530 Central Face From Right Elephanta Great Cave ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Sadashiva Head Arc India 2521 Interior, view from NW Elephanta Great Cave ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Sadashiva Central Face From Left Arc India 2531 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Elephanta Great Cave Ardhanarisvara Panel Arc India 2522 At Left Of Sadashiva Elephanta Great Cave ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Sadashiva Central Face From Right Arc India 2532 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Elephanta Great Cave Ardhanarisvara Panel Det Arc India 2523 At Left Of Sadashiva Elephanta Great Cave ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Sadashiva Right Face ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2533 Elephanta Great Cave Arc India 2524 Ardhanarisvara Panel Elephanta Great Cave At Left Of Sadashiva Sadashiva Right Face DTL-Vishunu On Garuda ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2525 Arc India 2534 Elephanta Great Cave Elephanta Great Cave Sadashiva Left Face Gangadhara Panel ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM At Right Of Sadashiva ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2526 Elephanta Great Cave Arc India 2535 Sadashiva Left Face Elephanta Great Cave ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Gangadhara Panel DTL 3 Rivers: Ganga/Yamuna And Arc India 2527 Sarasvati Over Shiva Elephanta Great Cave ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Sadashiva With Attendant ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2536 Elephanta Great Cave Arc India 2528 North Entrance View To R Elephanta Great Cave Showing Nataraja Sadashiva's Attendant ACSAA (C) Horst Schastok At Left View From Right ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2537 Elephanta Great Cave Arc India 2529 N Entrance Right Side Elephanta Great Cave <West> Nataraja Sadashiva's Attendant ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM At Left: Crippled Figure Arc India 2538 Arc India 2546 Elephanta Great Cave Elephanta Great Cave North Entrance West Entrance Right Side Right Side <West> Andhakasuravadha Detail Nataraja-Detail Head Of Shiva ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2539 Arc India 2547 Elephanta Great Cave Elephanta Great Cave North Entrance West Entrance Right Side Right Side Nataraja Det: Andhakasuravadha Detail Shows Brahma And Ganesha Head Of Shiva ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2540 Arc India 2548 Elephanta Great Cave Elephanta Great Cave North Entrance West Entrance Right Side Left Side <West>Lakulisa Andhakasuravadha Detail ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Upper Right Andhakasura ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2541 Elephanta Great Cave Arc India 2549 East Entrance Elephanta Great Cave Right Side <North> West Entrance Right Side Ravananugraha Andhakasuravadha Detail ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Right Flying Figures ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2542 Elephanta Great Cave Arc India 2550 East Entrance Elephanta Great Cave Left Side <South> West Entrance Right Side Umamahesvara Andhakasuravadha Detail ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Center Flying Figures ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2543 Elephanta Great Cave Arc India 2551 West Entrance Elephanta 6th C. Right Side <South> Elephant From Site Kalyanasundara Victoria Gardens Bombay ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C).Holden Arc India 2544 Arc India 2552 Elephanta Great Cave Parel West Entrance Right Side Shiva Stele Andhakasuravadha ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2553 Arc India 2545 Parel Shiva Stele Elephanta Great Cave Center Figure West Entrance Right Side ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Andhakasuravadha Detail Head Of Shiva Arc India 2554 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Parel Shiva Stele Figure At Right Vishnu & Attendant Figs. ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2555 Arc India 2564 Mandapeshvara Mandapeshvara Shiva Cave Shiva Cave 6th C. Left Rear Chapel General View Of Facade Lakulisha Panel ACSAA Slide (C).Holden <Center Defaced> Arc India 2556 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Mandapeshvara Shiva Cave 6th C. Arc India 2565 Looking Out Toward Jogeshvari Early 6th C. View To Cistern Left Shiva Cave East Entrance ACSAA Slide (C) Holden Ravana Shaking Kailasa ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2557 Mandapeshvara Arc India 2566 Shiva Cave 6th C. Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Converted Image Shiva Cave East Gallery Originally Lakulisha View To East Court ACSAA Slide (C) Holden ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2558 Arc India 2567 Mandapeshvara Shiva Cave Jogeshvari Early 6th C. 6th C.View To Right Rear Shiva Cave East Gallery ACSAA Slide (C) Holden Ganesha At North Center ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2559 Mandapeshvara Shiva Cave Arc India 2568 6th C. View To Shrine Jogeshvari Early 6th C. ACSAA Slide (C) Holden Shiva Cave East Gallery Karttikeya At NW Corner Arc India 2560 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Mandapeshvara Shiva Cave 6th C. Left Chapel Arc India 2569 Dancing Shiva Jogeshvari Early 6th C. ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Shiva Cave East Court Door Into East Vestibule Arc India 2561 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Mandapeshvara Shiva Cave 6th C. Left Chapel Arc India 2570 Dancing Shiva Jogeshvari Early 6th C. ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Shiva Cave East Court Door Into East Vestibule Arc India 2562 Right Dvarapala Mandapeshvara Shiva Cave ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Left Chapel Dancing Shiva Drummer & Attendant Figures Arc India 2571 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Shiva Cave East Court Arc India 2563 Door Into East Vestibule Mandapeshvara Shiva Cave Gana And Right Dvarapala Left Chapel Dancing Shiva ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2572 East Vestibule West Wall Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Marriage Shiva Cave East Court ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Door Into East Vestibule ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2580 Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Shiva Cave Main Hall South Aisle View Toward W ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2573 Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Arc India 2581 Shiva Cave East Court Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Door Into East Vestibule Shiva Cave Main Hall Dancing Shiva On Lintel From Southwest Corner ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2574 Arc India 2582 Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Shiva Cave Shiva Cave Main Hall East Vestibule West Wall Shrine East Doorway ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2575 Arc India 2583 Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Shiva Cave Shiva Cave Main Hall East Vestibule West Wall Shrine East Doorway Left Dvarapala Ganas At Right ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2576 Arc India 2584 Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Shiva Cave Shiva Cave Main Hall East Vestibule West Wall Shrine West Doorway Shiva & Parvati Gambling Lakulisha Above ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2577 Arc India 2585 Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Shiva Cave Shiva Cave South Porch East Vestibule West Wall View Across South Court Right Goddess At Right ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Of Lakulisha ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2586 Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Arc India 2578 Shiva Cave South Porch Jogeshvari Early 6th C. View Toward East Shiva Cave ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM East Vestibule West Wall Lakulisha Arc India 2587 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Shiva Cave South Porch Arc India 2579 West Window Durga Jogeshvari Early 6th C. ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Shiva Cave Arc India 2588 West Vestibule Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Door Into Cave Shiva Cave South Porch Headdress At Right Main Doorway ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2596 Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Shiva Cave West Vestibule Arc India 2589 Door Into Cave Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Panels On Frame Shiva Cave South Porch ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Main Doorway Upper Right River Goddess Arc India 2597 ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Jogeshvari Early 6th C. Shiva Cave Arc India 2590 West Vestibule Jogeshvari Early 6th C. South Niche Shiva Cave South Porch Ruinous Lakulish Main Doorway Lintel: ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Lingam At Center ACSAA Slide (C) AAAUM Arc India 2598 Jogeshvari Early 6th C.
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