HTML clipboardThis next bas-relief, well carved and running for
94m, shows an unspecified battle between gods and asuras.
The battle is engaged immediately, with the gods facing W, the
direction in which you are walking, and is interesting chiefly
because it details the 21 important gods in the Hindu pantheon,
with their vahana, or mounts. They include:
Kubera, God of Wealth, on a Yaksha (27m from the start)
Agni, God of Fire, in a chariot pulled by a rhinoceros (33m)
Skanda, God ol War, on a peacock (37m)
Indra, King of the Gods, on the elephant Airavata (44m)
Vishnu on Garuda (54m)
Yama, Judge and King of the Dead, on a chariot pulled by buffalos (63 m)
Shiva in a chariot pulled by two bulls Nandi (67m) Brahma on a hamsa (71m)
Surya, the Sun God, in a chariot pulled by horses (76m) Varuna, God of the
Ocean, on a 5-headed naga (86m) The multi-headed asura Kalanemi appears 60m from
the start, in a horse-drawn chariot.
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