Dharmaraja ratha, circa 7th Century , Mahabalipuram, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu India

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Dharmaraja ratha, circa 7th Century , Mahaballipuram, Tamilnadu. Among the Five rathas, Dharmaraja Ratha is the most impressive and sculpturally rich. The tritala (three storeyed) vimana, square in its talas but octagonal in the griva sikhara region, faces west. The sculptures around the sanctum in the corner blocks depict simple forms of Siva, Harihara, BrahmaSasta, Brahma, a delicately balanced representation of Ardhanarisvar besides a portrait of a king, possibly Narasimhavarman I himself above which his titles Sri Megha and Trailokiya -vardhanavidhi are inscribed.

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Size: 3396px × 5074px
Location: Mahaballipuram, Tamilnadu
Photo credit: © Shreekant Jadhav / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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