This full, pouting mouth, rich in sensuous expressions. these lips like a lake of pleasure, fringed by the noble, palpitating nostrils.

Writing about the Mahesamurti (Trimurti) of the Elephanta Caves. quoted in Dehejia, Vidya, Indian Art. Phaidon Press London 1998p.12 Quoted and attributed in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture