Temple entrance of Elephanta near Mumbai, India, Inside the cave is an inscription telling the story of Shiva and his wife Parvati playing a dice game near their home Mount Kailash in Tibet. Parvati's head is turned in the opposite direction to Shiva's head. Shiva loses on purpose to make his wife happy. Reconstructed columns can be seen on the left side of the cave., Samuel Bourne (attributed to), Elephanta, 1870, paper, albumen print, height 238 mm × width 285 mm
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Temple entrance, Elephanta, Mumbai, India, Inside, cave, inscription telling, story, Shiva, wife Parvati playing, dice game, home Mount Kailash, Tibet, Parvati's head, turned, opposite direction, Shiva's head, Shiva loses, purpose, wife happy, Reconstructed columns, left side, cave, Samuel Bourne, Elephanta, 1870, paper, albumen print, height 238 mm, width 285 mm
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