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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-006. Alexei Alexeev and the relief image of god Vishnu appearing in his third avatara as kaprocephalic (boar-headed) Varaha (Boar), defeating the evil demon Hiranyaksha (Golden-Eyed), and saving the earth goddess Bhudevi (Bhumi, Prithivi, not shown) from the cosmic flood while subjugating the anthropomorphic, ophiocaude (serpent-tailed) naga (personification of the Ocean) sporting the octocephalic (?) cobra hood and holding his hands in anjalimudra in the general attitude of submission, respect and veneration. |
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| Sandstone, red paint (traces) |
High relief (Main (east) wall, central niche, carved decoration, painted, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Gupta Empire, Chandragupta II Vikramaditya (r. 375-415 AD), 390-410 AD |
Udayagiri Cave Complex, Madhya Pradesh, Central India |
Cave 5 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Indian Expedition, 27 January - 6 March 2013). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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