The magnificent depiction of Mahabharata episode on stone, is true testimony of how creative and advanced our civilization is. Bhgadatta the son of Narakasur and king of Pragjyothishyapura(Gawahati) came in to fight for Kauravas in the war of Mahabhartha with his 3,000 elephants. On 12th day of war when Dronacharya, sent elephant army, Bhima vanished the Elephants, creating havoc in Kaurav Sena all the trunks legs and remaining bodies of the elephants floated away in their stream of blood, out of war field. Bhagadatta, the Great Elephant rider, came on his Elephant, Supratika to fight Bhima. It took Bhima, in its trunk to crush him under feet. Bhima narrowly escaped and killed Suprathika King of Dasarn came to help Bhima, trying to attack from his Elephant Bhagadatta, was killed by Arjun this magnificent piece of Hoysal architecture is in Chennakesav temple Belur of Karnataka
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