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Details of one circular carving

View of the temple from the corner of the wall

View outside through the pillared mantapa

Below the parapet wall - beautifully carved miniature towers, Carvings on the parapet wall - sequences from Mahabharata - Krishna's childhood

A scene from the Mahabharata

The burning of the Lakshagriha (house of lacquer) with the Pandavs trapped inside. In the Mahabharat, Duryodhana planned to eliminate the Pandav brothers by inviting them to the palace made of lacquer. The panel shows the flames erupting from the house with the Pandavs inside.

The eaves are a marvel of design and engineering

Childhood scene of Krishna eating butter while his mother, Yashoda churns the milk

Scene from Krishna’s childhood when his mother, Yashoda tied him to the milk churn while she was working in the kitchen. Krishna crawled across the courtyard dragging the churn, which got stuck between two big trees and on a pull by Krishna, the trees crashed down!

Panel showing Krishna playing the flute