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ELEPHANTA CAVES PART 4 - TAMING OF GANGA - SHIVA -GHARAPURI

THE TAMING OF GANGA – SHIVA as GANGADHARA. – BHAGIRATHA PRAYATNA
SHIVA as GANGADHARA

The panel shows King BHAGIRATHA praying to LORD SHIVA to break the fall of GANGA.  SHIVA as GANGADHARA breaks the fall of GANGA by his matt and arrests her flow. Again on prayers by Bhagiratha, SHIVA releases GANGA in small streams. 
A jealous wife PARVATHI stands on the left of SHIVA and is being caressed by LORD SHIVA with his back left hand.
On the Left bottom a kneeling Bhagiratha prays to LORD SHIVA.


A kneeling King BHAGIRATHA praying to SHIVA to release GANGA
This panel shows three rivers, GANGA, JAMUNA and the now nonexistent SARASWATHI, flowing out of the JATA( Hair) of LORD GANGADHARA. 

MAHADEV as GANGADHARA releasing the rivers GANGA,YAMUNA and the now non existing SARASWATHI from his locked matt.

  He is decked with a crown and a necklace, along with the sacred thread ( Janeo or Punool with the Bramha mudichchu or Knott).He is dressed from his waist to his thighs with a sash. His right hand is in the Abhayamudra pose. His left back hand seems to be caressing PARVATHI.
God Shiva in an ornamented crown, necklace,sacred thread, with sash upto his thighs.






The jewel bedecked PARVATHI married to the LORD and hence stands to his left, having an expression of jealousy on her face. She has clothes decked up to beneath her knees and has beautiful anklets.
Goddess PARVATHI decked in jewels, dressed upto beneath her knees with beautiful anklets.























Behind BHAGIRATHA, LORD GANESHA adores the image of his father. Behind Lord Ganesh is BRAMHA sitting on a lotus along with INDRA the King of gods.
Lord GANESHA,Lord BRAHMA on a lotus and Lord INDRA on AIRAVATA adoring GANGADHARA
On the right side of the Panel, it looks like Maha Vishnu admiring LORD GANGADHARA mounted on GARUDA in anthropomorphic form. 
Jealous PARVATHI and in the back ground MAHAVISHNU mounted on the anthropomorphic form of GARUDA adoring GANGADHEESHWARA.

The top of the panel shows celestial Nymphs, Gods and Sages venerating the lord from the heavens.
Celestial Nymphs,Sages & Gods venerating Lord SHIVA as GANGADHEESHWARA
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