Title:

Varaha sculpture from Hoysaleshwar Temple, Halebidu

Category:

Art and Architecture

Accession no.:

DOC-AA,HBD.2008,108

Location/ Provenance:

Hoysaleshwar Temple, Halebidu Dist. Hasan, Karnataka

Period:

Hoysala Period (12th century CE)

Description:

Ten handed Varaha lifting Bhudevi (mother earth) on upper arm and trampling a demon Hiranyakasha under the feet. 

Keywords:

hoysala , varaha , hoysaleshwar , Bhudevi , Hiranyakasha