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| Varaha Cave (33
feet by 14 feet by 12 feet). This is a cave shrine with an attractive frontage facing
west. Here the Varaha and Trivikrama incarnations of Vishnu have been sculptured in an
impressive manner. At the Chalukyan capital Vatapi (Badami) which was conquered by
Narasimha Varman, we find similar monuments but the workmanship there is rather crude and
immature. Further magnificent relief representing
Surya, Durga, Gajalakshmi (Goddess of Wealth accompanied by elephants) and two groups
which represent the kings Simha Vishnu and Mahendra Varman with their queens may also be
seen here.
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