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Rajim and Sirpur were a major pilgrimage sites and a trading port between 400 CE and 1300 CE, before they were destroyed. Both sites have a collection of temples, with hilly mounds that have been excavated. Some temples have partially survived. The excavated sites have revealed temples and ruins of Buddhist, Hindu (Shiva, Vishnu) and Jaina arts.
The wall portion is studded with balconied windows with ornate balustrades. It has two rows of sculptures (refer images of temple's outer wall) including divine figures, couples and erotic scenes. The sanctum doorway is of seven sakhas (vertical panels). [1] The central one being decorated with the ten incarnation of Vishnu.
In another version, Vishnu cut an artery on Bhairava's forehead; a stream of blood spurts into his begging bowl as his food. Vishnu then directed Bhairava to visit the sacred city of Varanasi, where his sin would be expiated. [3] [4] The encounter with Vishnu's gatekeeper is also retold with some variation in the Vamana Purana and the Matsya ...