The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c20.16

c20.16

The principal subjects of the sculpture are a repetition of those at Elephanta, but none of it has the wonderful inspiration of the original. The Dumar Lena might be dated roughly at about the seventh century, at the time when Harsha of Thanesar, Pulakêsin II, and the Pallava dynasty of the south shared between them almost the entire sovereignty of India. Both Ellora and Elephanta were within the Chalukyan king's dominions, and possibly one or both of the temples may have been executed under his patronage.