Decorative carving of mail and female on the wall of Parshvnath temple


The outer walls have three bands of sculptures feature surasundaris (graceful women), flying couples, dancers, musicians, and celestial the temple's Jain affiliation, the outer walls also depict Vaishnavite themes including sculptures of Hindu gods and their incarnations with their consorts. These include Vishnu-Lakshmi, Rama-Sita, Balarama-Revati, Parashurama, Hanuman, Brahma and Yamalarjuna legend of Krishna.


Size: 2832px × 4256px
Location: Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh India
Photo credit: © Satish Parashar / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: archeology, architecture, art, carving, culture, historical, hreitage, jain, religous, sculpture, temple, tradition, wall