Yali / Tiger Cave

Date

7th century CE

Work Type

Material/Technique

Style/Period

Notes

A Yali, also called Vyala, is a leonine Hindu mythological creature often with a trunk and tusks, and sometimes also with equine features.

See Also

Related Fieldwork Collection

Rock-cut Architecture of India

Exterior: NE view, with carved Yalis around the central frame and elephants in the shorter outcrop
Exterior: NE view, with carved Yalis around the central frame
Exterior: East face, with both the taller and shorter outcrops in view
Exterior: East face, with both the taller and shorter outcrops in view
Exterior: East face, with Yali carvings around the central frame in focus. The elephant carvings partially in view.
Exterior: Detail of elephant carvings on South side of the outcrop
Exterior: Detail of elephant carvings on South side of the outcrop
Exterior: Detail of elephant carvings on South side of the outcrop
Exterior: Detail of elephant carvings on South side of the outcrop