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Elephanta Caves: An Overview (Sahapedia)

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An independently written heritage-documentation essay on the Elephanta Caves published by Sahapedia, an Indian encyclopedic platform on arts, culture and heritage, describing the site's dating, its location on Gharapuri Island near Mumbai, and its major relief panels, including the Nataraja, Ardhanarishvara and Gangadhara panels, in terms consistent with the Wikipedia account but written independently of it.

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2
Tier two: a curated heritage-documentation essay from an established Indian cultural encyclopedia platform, editorially reviewed rather than crowd sourced, used here to corroborate the Wikipedia account of the same panels from an independent editorial process.
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Sahapedia
URL
http://www.sahapedia.org/elephanta-caves-overview
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reference-database
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This source names Ardhanarishvara directly: "relief panels, including the Nataraja, Ardhanarishvara and Gangadhara panels, in terms consistent with the Wikipedia account but written independently of it."

Source Elephanta Caves: An Overview (Sahapedia)
Nataraja, Deities

This source names Nataraja directly: "its major relief panels, including the Nataraja, Ardhanarishvara and Gangadhara panels, in terms consistent with the Wikipedia account but written independently of it."

Source Elephanta Caves: An Overview (Sahapedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (7 claims)

This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds.

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  • Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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