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Sphinxes in Indian Art and Tradition

Figure 20. Narrative panel depicting the race between the sphinx or purushamriga and Bhima from the
Mahabharata and the judgment by Dharmaraja Judhistira in the Shri Airavateshvara temple in Darasuram
Granite
12th century
Approximately 50 cm in height
Photo by Raja Deekshithar, 2001



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