A Wikipedia article on the Elephanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage rock-cut cave temple complex on Gharapuri Island in Mumbai harbour, describing the fifteen large relief panels surrounding the lingam chapel in the main cave, including panel-by-panel dimensions, iconographic detail and condition for the Ardhanarishvara, Nataraja and Gangadhara panels.
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Tier three: a crowd sourced, not independently peer reviewed encyclopedia entry, matching this atlas's established convention for a Wikipedia citation. Used here for panel-by-panel iconographic description corroborated independently by Sahapedia. Citation
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephanta_Caves
Source Typeencyclopedia
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This source names Ardhanarishvara directly: "detail and condition for the Ardhanarishvara, Nataraja and Gangadhara panels."
This source names Nataraja directly: "and condition for the Ardhanarishvara, Nataraja and Gangadhara panels."
Claims Backed By This Source (74 claims)
This source backs 74 claims across the atlas. As facts: 67 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sacred Art & Iconography, 67 claims: 62 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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