Lord Shiva dancing on the head of the elephant headed demon called Gajasura.

Gajasura Samhara Murty

Gajasura Samhara Murthy form of Shiva is the image of Lord Shiva dancing on the head of the elephant headed demon called Gajasura. He is supposed to have cut open the body of the elephant demon and danced on his head. He is with eight arms with upper two arms holding open the elephant's stomach, The next two middle hands holding the trishoola and damaru, another two middle hands holding agni and his torso, the lower two hands posing in extreme tribhanga with one leg bent up at the hip and bent at the knee and the other leg firmly placed on the head of the asura. To the right is Nandi and to the left two ganas playing mrudanga can be seen in the lower part of the carvings.

Hoysaleshwara temple, Halebidu

Hoysalas | 12th Century CE