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Hindu Gods: Shiva crushes Tripurasura

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The sculpture shows the Hindu god Shiva crushing the demon Tripurasura. On left is seen Kartikey, Shiva and Parvati's eldest son.
The image is an albumen print taken by Richard Banner Oakeley in 1856.

The sculpture is present at the temple complex at Halebidu in the Karnataka state of India and is made in the duration of Hoysala empire (ca. 1026–1343 AD).

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