Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos

[Rishi]

Found some fascinating stuff while researching Indian temple architecture...

Sculpture of an elephant with lions in Papanatha Temple built around 740 A.D., at Pattadakal, Karnataka, India.
Chalukya era, they ruled from Western Madhya Pradesh in the north to Karnataka in the South.

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Lion bite elephant's trunk at Kailash temple of Ellora, world's largest carved monolithic structure. Built in eighth century Rashtrakuta Era. (breakaway & successor of Chalukya empire)

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Lion attacking an elephant, Entrance staircase of Airavatesvara temple, Darasuram, Tamil Nadu, South India.
Source: www.indiamike.com

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