Another stunning sculpture of Ravan lifting Mount Kailasa.
It is perfectly intact and still looks fresh, even after being fully exposed to the weather for centuries.
Invading forces could not damage it, as it stands nearly 300 feet above ground level on the eastern gopuram of the Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai.
It is perfectly intact and still looks fresh, even after being fully exposed to the weather for centuries.
Invading forces could not damage it, as it stands nearly 300 feet above ground level on the eastern gopuram of the Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai.
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Look at this most detailed sculpture of Krishna lifting Govardhana Giri to protect his people!
You can clearly see all the elements in this!
BTW, did you observe there is a set of three people in this panel but they have only Four legs and not Six!!! 😆
Hoysaleswara temple, Halebidu
You can clearly see all the elements in this!
BTW, did you observe there is a set of three people in this panel but they have only Four legs and not Six!!! 😆
Hoysaleswara temple, Halebidu
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The divine couple!
Exquisite sculpture of Siva and Parvathi!
Jalakandeswarar temple, Vellore
Exquisite sculpture of Siva and Parvathi!
Jalakandeswarar temple, Vellore
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This wonderful monolithic pillar with a soldier fighting is in Vaitheeswaran Koil temple of Vaitheeswarankoil.
There are so many such wonderful pillars in this temple!
There are so many such wonderful pillars in this temple!
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This wonderful monolithic pillar with a soldier fighting is in Vaitheeswaran Koil temple of Vaitheeswarankoil.
There are so many such wonderful pillars in this temple!
There are so many such wonderful pillars in this temple!
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Beautiful 8 armed Durga - oldest in my collection!
Trimurti cave temple, Mahaballipuram - built during the seventh century, by the Pallava emperor Narasimhavarman I.
Trimurti cave temple, Mahaballipuram - built during the seventh century, by the Pallava emperor Narasimhavarman I.
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This is just one monolithic pillar.
Look at the amount of work that has gone into it!
Each of them must be weighing several tons!
There are 100s of pillars like this in the temple corridors of Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram!
Imagine the logistics involved in transporting them and placing them in precise positions!
Look at the amount of work that has gone into it!
Each of them must be weighing several tons!
There are 100s of pillars like this in the temple corridors of Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram!
Imagine the logistics involved in transporting them and placing them in precise positions!
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Extremely rare sculpture!
This rare sculpture shows #Shiva reclining on a bull, with one leg folded and the other vertical, holding a deer in his rear left hand and the Lingam on his rear right shoulder!
Moovar koil, built by early Chola dynasty.
This rare sculpture shows #Shiva reclining on a bull, with one leg folded and the other vertical, holding a deer in his rear left hand and the Lingam on his rear right shoulder!
Moovar koil, built by early Chola dynasty.
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