Stone Carving At Halebedu, Karnataka, India Editorial Image

Stone carving at the Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebedu depicting the Hindu God Shiva with His consort Goddess Parvati. The Temple is famous for its soapstone carvings, many of which are disfigured, vandalized by successive invasion by Muslim hordes from the north. At the height of its glory, the Hoysalas ruled much of the Deccan, comprising Karnataka, parts of Andhra and Tamilnadu.