Salabhanjika
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A salabhanjika or shalabhanjika is a term found in Indian art and literature with a variety of meanings. In Buddhist art, it means an image of a woman or yakshi next to, often holding, a tree, or a re
Salabhanjika, Hoysala era sculpture, Belur, Karnataka, India
Birth of the Buddha, Gandhara, Kushan dynasty, 200s AD
Shalabhanjika on Eastern Torana (gateway) under a tree, at the Buddhist Sanchi Stupa site
Built about 1100 CE, the Iswara Hindu temple in Jalasangvi Karnataka features many salabhanjikas, none with any tree. Among these is a woman writing a Sanskrit inscription in Kannada script on a slab.
Hoysaleswara Temple
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Hoysaleshwara temple, also referred simply as the Halebidu temple, is a 12th-century Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. It is the largest monument in Halebidu, a town in the state of Karnataka,
Hoysaleswara temple at Halebidu
The Hoysalesvara temple was one of the first to be properly surveyed in Karnataka between 1801 and 1806. After the invention of photography, it was one of the earliest to be photographed in British India. These show neglect and scattered ruins.
12th century Halebid Shiva temple plan annotated
A Nandi shrine (left) facing the sanctum of the main temple