▁temple , ▁with ▁an ▁un fin ished ▁bottom . ▁The ▁sculpt ures ▁and ▁the ▁car v ings ▁are ▁indic ative ▁of ▁P and yan ▁art ▁during ▁the ▁period . ▁The ▁gran ite ▁rock ▁looks ▁like ▁a ▁blo oming ▁lot us , ▁with ▁hills ▁surrounding ▁it ▁on ▁three ▁sides . ▁The ▁v im ana ▁( ce iling ▁over ▁the ▁san ct um ) ▁has ▁nich es ▁of ▁Par s ava dev at as , ▁the ▁att endant ▁de ities ▁of ▁Sh iva , ▁like ▁gan as , ▁Dak sh in am ur thy ▁dep icted ▁playing ▁a ▁m rid anga , ▁S iva ▁with ▁his ▁cons ort ▁U ma , ▁d anc ers , ▁various ▁nich es ▁of ▁N and i ▁( the ▁sacred ▁b ull ▁of ▁Sh iva ) ▁and ▁animals ▁like ▁mon keys ▁and ▁l ions . ▁Histor ian ▁S iv aram am ur ti ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁place ▁where ▁ ▁Dak sh in am ur thy ▁is ▁dep icted ▁playing ▁the ▁M rid anga ▁( a ▁per cussion ▁instrument ), ▁while ▁in ▁all ▁other ▁places , ▁he ▁is ▁dep icted ▁playing ▁Ve ena . ▁Ep ig raph er ▁like ▁V . ▁V ed ach al am ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁sp ont ane ity ▁in ▁the ▁sculpt ures ▁indicating ▁of ▁natural ▁human ▁movements ▁like ▁in ▁▁ ▁the ▁Sh iva ▁and ▁U ma ▁sculpt ure ▁where ▁they ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁talking ▁like ▁common ▁fol ks . ▁ ▁The ▁san ct um ▁of ▁the ▁Kal ug as