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Near Chennai, on the south-eastern shores of India, by the Bay of Bengal stands the ancient capital of the Pallava Kings – Mahabalipuram. This little town, a UNESCO world heritage site, comprises many spectacular granite hewn, 7th century monuments. Principally, there are a group fo five rock cut temples – called the five chariots of the pandavas (mythical heroes of the Indian epic mahabharata), a stand alone temple called Shore temple that was submerged at one point and a gigantic bas-relief sculpture called Descent of the Ganges. This same sculpture was earlier called Arjuna‘s Penance but is now called Bhagiratha‘s Penance. It is said that the sage king Bhagiratha worshipped the principal Hindu deity Shiva so that the sacred river Ganges could be brought to earth. This event of celestial significance was witnessed by many divine and earthly beings. It is not possible for me to explain in a short post the entire sculpture and the meaning hidden therein. It is quite enormous – approx 50×100 feet in size and profusely carved. This photo below sourced from wikipedia should give you some idea and impress that the elephants seen are indeed life-size.