The Airavatesvara temple ... and the last one has a seated Saraswati. The prakara (wall) which goes around the paved courtyard and around the temple holds pillared cloisters on the inside ...

The image is carved in stone at Airavatesvara temple in Thanjavur, in southern India's Tamil Nadu state. Besides being a remarkable piece of art from the Chola dynasty, it is also a fascinating ...

An ancient image carved in stone at Airavatesvara temple in Thanjavur, a city in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, depicts a bull and an elephant. The figures have separate bodies, but appear ...