A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s4.8
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s4.8
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The repulsive nature of the subjects often chosen by the cave sculptors is well exemplified by the Bhairava and Kālī group in the *Das Avatār*, or ‘Ten Incarnations’ temple at Elūra (Ellora), dating from about A.D. 700 (Pl. XLIII), described by Dr. Burgess as follows:—