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Arjuna's Penance, Mahabalipuram India
Carved in relief on the face of a huge rock, Arjuna's Penance is the mythical story of the River Ganges
issuing from its source high in the Himalaya.
The panel, 27m X 9m depicts animals, deities and other semi-divine creatures, fables from the Panchatantra,
and Arjuna doing a penanace to obtain a boon from Siva.
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