Siva Shrine

The garba-griha itself encloses the main lingam, representative of Shiva and male energy, while the southern wall showcases Sadasiva, flanked by chapels to Ardhanareshvara (Shiva, the androgynous god) and Gangadhara (the bearer of Ganga, from her fall from heaven).

Elephanta Island

September 28th 2006
About an hour or so boat ride from the Gateway of India at Mumbai is a small island with a series of caves containing Hindu temple carvings. The complex is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main temple on Elephanta is a honeycomb of shrines, caverns, courtyards, and prayer halls created some time between 450 and 750 AD. The site of these caves contained beautiful reliefs, sculptures, and a tem ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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