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dance) . It is life size with eighteen hands
and a young Ganesha by his side. Other
panels in the caves shows him as Harihara
who is half Shiva and Half Vishnu and
as Ardhanarishvara who is half Shiva
and half Parvati. This caves also shows
Mahishasuramardini Durga killing demon
Mahishasura.

Durga - Mahishasuramardini

Nataraj performing his tandav

Shiva and Parvati riding on the Nandi
Cave 2 is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It’s
flanked by celestial guardians and dwarf
statues. The Vamana and Varaha avatars
are depicted in this cave. In his Vamana
avatar Vishnu went to King Mahabali in the
Ardhanarishvara form of a dwarf and requested three pieces

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