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Cave 3 : Carved figure of Vishnu as Narasimha, half human, half lion. Brackets of the pillars, except for one, has carvings of human figures standing under foliage in different postures, of male and female mythological characters, and an attendant figure of a dwarf. Badami Caves, Karnataka. |
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