rock-cut sculpture of ardhanarishvara, cave-1 badami cave temples, badami, bagalkot, karnataka, india

ardhanarishvara half-female lord#39aph39# form hindu deity shiva combined consort parvati depicted half-male half-female equally split middle right male shiva traditional attributes badami cave temples complex jain located agastya lake badami town bagalkot district northern karnataka india caves important examples indian rock-cut architecture chalukya architecture earliest date 6th century