KRISHNA MANDAPAM

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Many mandapams [note 1] featuring fine internal sculptures are scattered over the main hill [at Mamallapuram / Mahabalipuram]. … One of the earliest rock-cut temples, predating the penance relief, is the Krishna Mandapam. Its carvings of a pastoral scene show Krishna [note 2] lifting up the mythical Govardhana mountain to protect his kinsfolk from the wrath of Indra, the rain god (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 954). Mahabalipuram … Höhlentempel: Die beiden bedeutendsten sind der Krishna Mandapam nahe des Reliefs mit der Darstellung Krishnas, wie er den Berg Govardhama [sic! for: Govardhana] zum Schutz vor dem Regengott Varuna [note 3] über seine Anhänger hält, sowie die Mahisha - suramardhini - Höhle [sic! qua: –>Mahisha Asuramardhini cave] (RAUSCH & LUKOWSKI 1997: 264).Many mandapams [note 1] featuring fine internal sculptures are scattered over the main hill [at Mamallapuram / Mahabalipuram]. … One of the earliest rock-cut temples, predating the penance relief, is the Krishna Mandapam. Its carvings of a pastoral scene show Krishna [note 2] lifting up the mythical Govardhana mountain to protect his kinsfolk from the wrath of Indra, the rain god (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 954). Mahabalipuram … Höhlentempel: Die beiden bedeutendsten sind der Krishna Mandapam nahe des Reliefs mit der Darstellung Krishnas, wie er den Berg Govardhama [sic! for: Govardhana] zum Schutz vor dem Regengott Varuna [note 3] über seine Anhänger hält, sowie die Mahisha - suramardhini - Höhle [sic! qua: –>Mahisha Asuramardhini cave] (RAUSCH & LUKOWSKI 1997: 264).