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Sculpture panel on the south face of the Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh: Vishnu sleeping on the serpent with the five Pandava warriors and Draupadi beneath - 1875
Photograph of a sculpture panel on the south face of the Dashavatara temple, Deogarh taken by Joseph David Beglar in the 1870s. Deogarh is located in the modern state of Madhya Pradesh. The Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh was built during the 6th Century and is home to some of the finest examples of art from the Gupta period found anywhere in India. The temple is in a ruinous condition, however the wall panels adorned with depictions of different myths related to Vishnu are well preserved. The whole structure is raised on a platform which is ornamented with scenes from the Ramayana and other stories from the life of Krishna. The panel shown in this photograph comes from the temple and represents Vishnu sleeping on the serpent Ananta with the five Pandava warriors and Draupadi beneath.
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Very.....very.....deautiful
Thinking about the think, not different than present. Costume and culture is mentioning the level, as it is....
Brilliant sculpture
simply amazing
Are They Pandavas& Draupadi in the lower panel or the Ayudhpurushas(weapons of Vishnu,personified) ?
There is an Udaygiri cave in Bhubanaswer Orissa too...
Most of these temple have beautiful sculptures depicting the Ramayana and the mahabharatha....
Anil, That's the question. Folded arms man has cakra in hair, one to his proper rt may have shankha on head? Wish I knew for sure. 2 asurs to proper far rt.
And actually, it is in U.P., in Lalitpur District a portion of which dips down and is surrounded by Madhya Pradesh.
I meant to post this first: I know the temple is often dated to the 6th century but I have trouble seeing it any later than the 5th.
Mr. Ehnbom, why is that? your dating? --- One of the great masterpieces of Indian Sculpture
no, other big friezes here are GajendraMoksha and NaraNarayana, not Ram. or MBh. subjects. And male 2nd from rt. has cakra in his hair - so Ayudhapurusas