niche in rock face with image of narasimha, lion avatar of vishnu, guarded by two dvarpalas guardians, udayagiri caves, india

ancient archaeological art artwork avatar bhopal bhudevi boar brahmana cave caves complex cosmic cut depiction depths door durga dvarpala dynasty earth face guarded guardian gupta hindu hinduism historical iconography important incarnation india indian janinism legend lion madhya man matrikas monument narasimha niche ocean oldest pradesh protected rescuing rock ruins samhita sandstone shaivism shaktism shatapatha shiva site survey surviving taittariya temples text tusk twenty two udayagiri vaishnavism varaha vedas vedic vidisha vishnu