Housed in the Government Museum, Sikar, it is identified as the figure ’Killing of Asavathama elephant by Pandava prince, Bhima’ on the label. However, the identification has little support beyond speculation. Given the size of the figure and its delicate rendition, another speculation arises, suggesting it may depict Shiva as Gajantak, the killer of the demon elephant.
Image courtesy: The Government Museum, Sikar
Location:
Sikar
Date_accepted:
2024-05-13T12:17:34Z
Modified:
2024-05-14T11:21:58Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Anchit Jain
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Rajasthan, Shakambhari Chahamanas , Temples of India, Harshnath Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and Sikar