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of Lord Vishnu riding the Garuda is very
popular and is seen in various like wood,
metal, stone, paintings and even as parts
of a pattern on carved panel decorations.
Some very interesting sculptures we came
across were the fight between Duryodhan
and Bheem, a smiling Yamraj and one
of Lord Shiv with a moustache! There
was another huge one of Bali and Sugriv
during their fight. Many idols of Lord Ram
easily identified with his bow and arrow
and other one very typical was of Krishna
carrying the Govardhan.

These are not just museum artefacts.
Idols of Lord Shiv and Shivlings of various
sizes, Lord Vishnu and his many Avatars,
Lord Hanuman can be seen everywhere
apart from the museum. In fact there are
stories of the Ramayan and Mahabharat
and famous episodes from both the epics
in relief, carved, sculpted and painted,
even at various places seen on the walls in
the different temple structures. The image

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