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Pen-and-ink drawing of two sculptures from Cave I, Badami, depicting Harihara and Ardhanarishvara, by an Indian draftsman, dated 1853.

Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, was the capital of the Early Chalukya Hindu dynasty rulers in the 6th - 8th centuries CE. Cave I is the earliest of the rock cut caves of Badami and belongs to the late sixth century. The Hindu cave temple is carved from a monolithic rock.

The figure to the left in this drawing is Ardhanarishvara, a half male and half female figure, a combination of Shiva and Parvati. Near the Shiva side there is Shiva's vehicle, the bull Nandi and an emaciated figure of a man, the ascetic Bhringi. On the side of Parvati there is a female attendant. Ardhanarishvara has four hands, two of which hold a vina (an ancient lyre-like Indian musical instrument). The Shiva side back hand holds a battle axe and a snake and the Parvati side hand a lotus.

The figure to the right is Hindu god Harihara, a combination of Shiva and Vishnu. The Shiva side is indicated by the presence of the battle axe with a snake and Parvati standing on the god's right; the Vishnu side is indicated by a conch and the presence of Lakshmi on the left. He stands on a pedestal with a carved panel of dwarves, the ghanas. His headdress consists of matted hair with a crescent on the Shiva half, while the Vishnu half is a jewelled round top crown. Behind the head is a halo. Over his head there is a flying couple (gandharva) on each side of the wall.