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Carving details of the relief called Gangavataran, Descent of the Ganges. Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Descent of the Ganges and and Arjuna`s Penance at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Information board at Descent of the Ganges and Arjuna`s Penance at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Descent of the Ganges, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Arjuna`s Penance at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu,India,Asia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Descent of the Ganges, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Partial view of the Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna`s Penance, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Descent of the Ganges and and Arjuna`s Penance at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, Indian tourism Royalty Free Stock Photo

Descent of the Ganges and Arjuna's Penance, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Royalty Free Stock Photo

Descent of the Ganges and and Arjuna`s Penance at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, Indian mythology Royalty Free Stock Photo

Descent of the Ganges and and Arjuna`s Penance at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, ancient Indian carvings Royalty Free Stock Photo

Descent of the Ganges is a monument at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Measuring 96 by 43 feet 29 m Ãâ 13 m, it is a giant open-air rock relief carved on two monolithic rock boulders. The legend depicted in the relief is the story of the descent of the sacred river Ganges to earth from the heavens led by Bhagiratha. The waters of the Ganges are believed to possess supernatural powers.