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Figure 235. Caturbhuja Narayana and Vennai Krsna

Image title: Figure 235. Caturbhuja Narayana and Vennai Krsna

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Here you can see Caturbhuja Narayana with Sridevi and Bhudevi on his right and left sides respectively. Towards the left of this is a sculpture of Vennai Krsna dancing in Urdhvajanu. He is holding butter in his right hand and his left hand is in Recita. This is sculpted above Sri Rama on the same pillar.

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Kumbakonam is considered as one of the holiest places in Tamil Nadu and is known for its temples and Mathas (monasteries which were centres of Brahmanical learning). These photographs depict the connection between the sculptures in the temples and Natya Shastra and related texts dealing with iconography.

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