*Vahara cave temple, Mamallapuram, a photo from the 1860's* (BL)

*General view of the entrance to the Varaha Cave Temple, Mamallapuram, a photo by Alexander Rea, 1880's* (BL)

*Vishnu in his Boar Incarnation holding the rescued Earth. Rock carvings at the Seven Pagodas, a photo, 1880's* (BL)

The Varaha Cave Temple

Source: http://questier.com/Photos/200312_India/tn/20031217-100001_India_Mamallapuram_Varaha_Cave_Temple.jpg.html
(downloaded Feb. 2005)

Vishnu in his Varaha or boar avatar, rescuing Bhudevi the earth goddess

Source: http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/wat4/museum1?museum=Maha&genre=%&col=pays&country=Inde&cd=7219-3282-0127:7256-3181-4663:7256-3181-4662:7256-3181-4664:7219-3282-0126&cdindex=0
["Mahabalipuram," set 1 (of 5), page 6, image 10]
(downloaded June 2001)