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Site Name: Konarak/Konark

Date: ca 1250 CE

Subject: Simhavyala/Rampant lion on elephant at east gate

Site Name: Elephanta

Date: 550-600 CE

Subject: South wall, center, Sadashiva, left face; dedicated to Siva

Site Name: Konark

Date: ca 1236-1264 CE; restored in ca 1900-1999 CE

Subject: War elephant carrying demon; The Sun Temple, conceived as a chariot of the sun god pulled by seven horses, has 24 carved wheels, each approximately 10 feet in diameter.

Site Name: Kausambi

Date: ca 99-1 CE

Subject: Elephant and riders

Site Name: Pandrethan

Date: ca 900-999 CE

Subject: Elephant stylobate, southeast side

Site Name: Elephanta

Date: 550-600 CE

Subject: South wall, center, Sadashiva; dedicated to Siva

Site Name: Ajanta

Date: 462-480 CE

Subject: Facade, left shrinelet, Buddha

Site Name: Ajanta

Date: 462-480 CE

Subject: Shrinelet, rear wall, ruined imagery, detail

Site Name: Ajanta

Date: 462-480 CE

Subject: Shrinelet, rear wall, flying couple

Site Name: Angkor Thom

Date: ca 1200-1230 CE

Subject: Upper Platform, Main Tower, Celestial; Mahayana Buddhist temple built during the reign of Jayavarman VII (r. 1181-1219). Converted to Hinduism in the mid-13th century under Jayavarman VIII (r. 1243-1295).

Site Name: Mahabalipuram

Date: ca 600-699 CE

Subject: View of the right half, from northeast: head of elephant; Sculpture in situ

Site Name: Badami

Date: 550-625 CE

Subject: Elevation

Site Name: Ubud

Date:

Subject: Cremation Ceremony, Shrine model: Stone mill with grain. A few grains are placed in a stone mill within the shrine, mirroring the symbolism of death and rebirth. As the body is consumed by fire, it will be dissolved so that it can return to the five elements (earth, water, fire, air and space). In time the soul will be reborn as a new member of the family.

Site Name: Ajanta

Date: 462-480 CE

Subject: Interior, rear wall, right end Yaksa-shrinelet

Site Name: Jago

Date: ca 1250-1299 CE

Subject: Kunjarakarna Legend: Purnavijaya is released from Hell by his friend Kunjarakarna; Funerary monument for Visnuvardhana (d. 1268), built by his son Krtanagara. Reliefs date from later period, perhaps 14th century.

Site Name: Bedulu

Date: ca 1000-1099 CE

Subject: Hariti statue

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: ca 199-100 BCE

Subject: Stupa 2, northwest sector, inner face of pillar 72B, pillar and medallion: elephant with rider

Site Name: Angkor Wat

Date: ca 1113-1150 CE

Subject: Head of Celestial; Temple dedicated to Vishnu.

Site Name: Ajanta

Date: 462-480 CE

Subject: Shrinelet, rear wall, flying couple, detail

Site Name: Kausambi

Date: ca 299-200 BCE

Subject: Model of an elephant

Site Name: Preah Khan

Date: 1191 CE

Subject: First Enclosure, East Processional Hall Crossing (Hypostyle Hall), South lintel: Celestial dancers (apsaras) below a frieze of effaced Buddha images; Known also as Nagarajayashri, Preah Khan was built on the site of Jayavarman VII's victory over the Cham invaders in 1181. The monastery was dedicated to the father of Jayavarman VII and the Avalokitesvara image in the temple was sculpted in his likeness.