View asset onlyBelur, Chennakeshava Temple, Arjuna Shoots Fish / ReliefBelur (Karnataka, India),Chennakeshava Temple(Hoysala period; built 1133 under Vishnuvardhana to commemorate the victory over the Chola).Relief on the facade with scenes from the Mahabharata(Indian epic about the Kurukshetra War between the Kaurava and Pandava princes; created between 400 BC to 300 AD).Detail: Arjuna wins Draupadi’s hand by hitting the eye of a rotating wooden fish with an arrow.Relief, stone, 12th century.Photo, undated.IdentifierAKG1125054SourceRoland & Sabrina MichaudCredit lineRoland and Sabrina Michaud / akg-imagesEvent date1133Time Period12TH CENTURY20TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicARCHERYARCHITECTURAL SCULPTUREARCHITECTUREARTBOW AND ARROWCOURTING ; WOOINGEPIC ; EPOSFISHGEOGRAPHYHINDUISMHOYSALA PERIODILLUSTRATIONINDIAN (ART)INDIAN (MYTHOLOGY)LITERATUREMYTHOLOGYRELIGIOUS BUILDINGS ; SACRED STRUCTURESSCENESHOOTINGTEMPLETOPOGRAPHYVIEWGeographyASIABELURCHENNAKESHAVA TEMPLEINDIAKARNATAKASOUTH INDIASOUTHERN ASIAPersonARJUNADRAUPADIROLAND AND SABRINA MICHAUDROLAND MICHAUDSABRINA MICHAUDTitleMAHABHARATATechniquePHOTOGRAPHRELIEFSCULPTURESize3318px × 4961px (47 MB) 28.0 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats3318px × 4961px (47 MB) TIFF28.1 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload
