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The flower Ketaka shown in one of the hands of P膩rvati in the early temples but it changed to lotus in the later templ臈s. In the place of P膩rvat墨 Mahisamardin墨 appears as the p膩r艣vadevat膩 in some temples. Apart from appearing as p膩rsvadevat膩, this image also occurs separately on the walls of the temples. These images have chronological significance so far as the treatment of the buffalo-demon is concerned. In the earlier temples the goddess is shown killing the demon, which is a buffalo headed human figure. In the later temples, the demon is depicted as issuing out of the decapitated body of the buffalo. In the most cases the goddess has eight hands. The other variations noticed in Mahisamardini images on the temples have no chronological significance. Surya Images:- In Orissan art, Surya is shown in human form besides being represented by means of lotus flower. The extant images of Surya can be divided into three principal groups viz: (1) in standing or seated pose without a chariot,(2) Surya is depicted without its lower part and (3) Seated or standing form with a chariot. One of the earliest reliefs of Surya is noticed on the Par艣ur膩me艣vara temple where the god is represented without the chariot. He holds lotus in his two hands and is shown with the Northerner' dress. The beautiful figure of Surya in the lower caitya window of Vait膩岣穉 temple is depicted with Usha and Pratyusa on either side or Aru峁嘺 as charioteer in the front. The lower portion of the god has not been carved. The seated representations of Surya hail from Mukte艣vara, Khiching and other places. The figure of Surya, placed as a p膩rsvadevat盲 on the western niche of the Var膩h墨 temple at Caur膩s墨, with Da峁囜笉a and Pingala on either side, is a remarkable specimen of the seated type. The extant standing varieties of Surya from Champan膩tha, several accessory figures are shown. The lotus carrying god has a coat of mail on the chest but in still later representations, this feature disappears and the composition becomes more elaborate with addition of subsidiary figures. The large size images of the god Surya placed as p膩rsvadevat膩s in Ko峁嚹乺ka Sun temple are remarkable for their iconography and superb workmanship. Surya in the form of riding a horse, as seen in the northern niche of 66