Parel Relief
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The Parel Relief or Parel Shiva is an important monolithic relief of the Hindu god Shiva in seven forms that is dated by the Archaeological Survey of India to the late Gupta period, in the 5th or 6th
The Parel Relief, 5th or 6th century
Detail with Gana musician
Another view of the original
Upper part
Elephanta Caves
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The Elephanta Caves form a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva; UNESCO has designated them as a World Heritage Site. They are located on Elephanta Island, or Ghar
Parel Relief
…great quality, and in generally good condition, the relief is of special interest because it comes from a similar period to the iconic reliefs at the Elephanta Caves, only a few miles away across Mumbai Harbour. Despite sharing "both the style and the type of metaphysical concept of the great [trimurti] image at…
The 7 metres (23 ft) high Trimurti sculpture
Shiva linga in Elephanta Cave at west side
Main entrance, Cave 1
Side entrance