cave 3 : carved figures of vishnu seated on a hooded serpent called sesha or ananta on the eastern side of the verandha. badami ca

6th ananta archaeological architecture arhitecture asia badami bagalkot carved carving cave century chalukya circa colossal columns cut entrance gigantic heritage hinduism historic historical horizontal karnataka landmark massive monument mountain ornamented outdoor pillars rock sacred sandstone sculpture serpant shesha shiva soaring stairway stone structure temple temples tourism tourist travel vaishnava vishnu worship