The great Yogisvara image on the left of the north entrance (to the caves) that occupies an important place in the sculptural program of Elephanta is indicative of the yogic practices which must have once gone hand in hand with the complex ritualistic exercises undertaken inside the cave by the Lauklisa-Pasupata devotee. Lakuslia was the founder teacher of this sect who eventually attained to the Sivahood (salvation).
| Location | Elephanta, Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Date | 4th-7th century AD ca 550 CE |
| Subject | Kalachuri |
| Description | Main cave (Cave No.1) Western court, Linga shrine Deccan trap, Brahmanical affiliation |
| View | Detail of the int |
| Image Identification | Accession No 16632 Negative No 131.23 American Academy of Benares, Varanasi |
| Notes | American Academy of Benares, Varanasi |
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