History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c46.41

v2.c46.41

"The western doorway of the Jagamohana shows the characteristic figure of Gaja-Lakshmi; on the right side is represented the worship of Siva Linga; and on the left is depicted the scene of capture of a wild elephant by domestic ones. The wild elephant has one of his legs tied with a rope; a man on foot is cautiously attempting to tie the right hind leg of the wild elephant with the noosed end of a rope; and the animal is kept at bay with a long spear by the rider of an elephant in front."¹ The windows on the sides "are decorated with carvings of bands of musicians and groups of dancers in nice poses, some playing on *damaru*...some on *vīna*...and some on cymbals; the dancers are male; one of them is noticed to dance holding the ends of the scarf like an ordinary dancing girl of the present day. The frieze above the doors and windows stated above is nicely carved with artistic representations of elephants; it shows also the worship of the *Siva Lingam* by the naked anchorites with only a *kaupina* on."²