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Exterior: View of the temple from the SE corner, the mandapa in the foreground and the taller, richly adorned vimana behind it.
Exterior: North elevation
Exterior: View from SE
Exterior: View from SE
Exterior: East façade
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a female figure
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a leonine figure atop an elephant
Exterior: Vimana, detail
Exterior: Detail
Exterior: Lakulisa image on the South wall of the vimana
Exterior: North façade, detail of tower showing Durga as Mahishasuramardini and loving couples on either side
Exterior: South façade, Durga in her graceful form in the central niche
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, North entranceway
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes, detail
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: East face of stupa with Shiva and Parvati
Exterior: East face of stupa with Shiva and Parvati
Exterior: Carved woman against chisel-marked ground, South side of West face
Exterior: West face of vimana, detail of South side
Exterior: West face of vimana, detail of South side
Exterior: Woman against unevenly finished background and foreground, East side of North face
Exterior: NE corner of vimana
Exterior: East face of vimana, detail
Exterior: Temple wall
Exterior: Corner shrine on temple wall, signed "Chhichha"
Exterior: Temple wall
Interior: Bracket with Yaksha figure, signed "Vaidiga"
Interior: Deity with an inscription at base signed "Shrigashri"
Exterior: View from East. Carved Yalis around a niche on the taller part of the outcrop.
Exterior: View from East
Exterior: North of cleft, with view of nagas in cleft, elephants, Surya, heraldic lions and other figures
Interior: Detail of heraldic animals, lion, sphinx and griffin
Interior: Detail of heraldic animals, sphinx and griffin
Interior: South wall showing Vishnu reclining on serpent Ananta on the waters of the cosmic ocean
Interior: View of the sanctum, columns supported by lions and the reclining Vishnu relief
Interior: View of shrine, columns supported by lions and the reclining Vishnu relief
Interior: South wall showing Vishnu reclining on serpent Ananta on the waters of the cosmic ocean
Exterior: NW face
Exterior: Inscriptions along curved moulding
Exterior: Inscriptions along curved moulding
Exterior: Inscriptions along curved moulding and base
Exterior: West side of South wall of vimana, dancing Shiva flanked by blocks carved with vignettes of his legend, detail
Exterior: East side of South wall of vimana, finished Kalpa-Vriksha niche that alternates with deity niches, detail
Exterior: East side of South wall of vimana, Bhikshatana niche, detail
Exterior: West side of South wall of mandapa, with view of deity niches and incomplete gridding on stone
Exterior: West side of South wall of mandapa, with view of deity niches and incomplete gridding on stone
Exterior: West side of South wall of mandapa, Vishnu niche with unfinished vignettes, detail
Exterior: West side of South wall of mandapa, Ganesha niche with almost finished vignettes, detail
Exterior: Empty niche on West side of South wall of mandapa
Exterior: Inscriptions along curved moulding and base
Exterior: East wall of South antarala entrance, Lakshmi flanked by finished vignettes, detail
Exterior: East wall of South antarala entrance, Lakshmi flanked by finished vignettes, detail
Exterior: Partially finished and unfinished vignettes between niche figures of Vishnu and Ganesha on South wall of mandapa, detail
Exterior: West side of North wall of vimana, Shiva and Parvati in a niche with sages on top blocks only, detail
Exterior: West side of North wall of mandapa, with view of niches and vignettes in various stages of completion
Exterior: West side of North wall of mandapa, with view of niches and vignettes in various stages of completion, detail
Exterior: West side of North wall of mandapa, Durga niche with incomplete vignette blocks, detail
Exterior: West side of North wall of mandapa, Bhairava niche with incomplete vignette blocks, detail
Exterior: West side of North wall of mandapa, detail of empty niche
Exterior: West side of North wall of vimana, Ardhanareshvara niche with devotees carved across lower two blocks, detail
Exterior: South side of West wall, detail of incomplete Kalpa-Vriksha niche
Exterior: East wall of South antarala entrance, Lakshmi flanked by finished vignettes
Exterior: East wall of South antarala entrance, Lakshmi flanked by finished vignettes
Exterior: Detail of north antarala entrance
Bust of a Satyr
detail: sculpture on interior pediment of altar surrounding Martyrdom of St. Stephen
detail: sculpture on interior pediment of altar surrounding Martyrdom of St. Stephen
detail: sculpture of angel on main altar
detail: sculpture of angel on main altar