The 'Descent of the Ganga' is a
relief sculpture at Mamallapuram
Bhatti's poem, the Bhattikavya, deals with the story of Rama and grammar illustration, not the descent of the Ganga, and the Ajanta caves are famous for Buddhist paintings, not this theme, while the Rashtrakutas are known for the rock-cut Kailasa temple at Ellora, not for a Ganga-descent monument.
The 'Descent of the Ganga', also called Arjuna's Penance, is a massive open-air bas-relief carved on twin boulders at Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), created under the Pallava dynasty, depicting the mythological descent of the river Ganga to earth along with figures of gods, sages and animals.
Hence, the answer is that it is a relief sculpture at Mamallapuram.
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