Hampi Vittala Temple pillar Man riding a Gaja elephant Yali mythical creature

This is a stone carving of a man riding the Gaja elephant Yali which is a mythical animal. This yali yazhi pillar is in Hampi Vittala temple, karnataka, India. This Yali has a graceful horse like body with the head of a lion with tusks of an elephant.

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