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| Pancha Pandava
caves (29 feet by 12 feet.).This is really a mandapa constructed probably in the post
Vijayanagara period. It has been praised by some as a charming pastoral scene of caves,
cow- herds and cowherdesses. The story of Krishna protecting the cows, etc. from the rain
lifting Govardhana Giri has been depicted here. ARJUNA'S
PENANCE
Near the cave temples is the great open - air sculpture popularly known as
"Arjuna’s' penance". A great rock wall (96 feet long and 43 feet high) with
a fissure in its middle, is ornamented on both sides with sculptured figures of deities,
human beings, Nagas and a variety of animals all together numbering about 1000 and each
figure is a study in itself.
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