Dancing Shiva

Cave 1, Badami

The celebrated Shiva panel is located on the right wall of the facade, perpendicular to the entrance. The gana frieze, mentioned on the previous page, also turns the corner to continue on this wall. In the panel, a fine carving of Shiva, multi-armed and dancing, is flanked by Nandi on the viewer's left, with Ganesha and a drummer on the viewer's right.