03/03/2019
When the morning rays hit the magnificent tower of the 7th century temple dedicated to Shiva.
Each of the temples have a number of sculptures which help us have a peep into the lives of the people who lived in that era.One of the important sculptures as told by is of the Lion symbolic of hinduism and and the elephant representing buddhism. In this particular temple the two animals are represented in equal proportions, telling us how the two religions co-existed in that time. The temple built in the following centuries show the Lion bigger than the elephant showing how the hinduism gradually replaced buddhism.