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A Temple Entrance at the Elephanta Caves
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
An inscription in the cave tells the story of Shiva and his consort Parvati playing a dice game near their palace on Mount Kalesh (in the Himalayas). While Parvati looks the other way, Shiva deliberately loses to his wife to make her happy.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineA Temple Entrance at the Elephanta Caves. 1870. Samuel Bourne. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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