Image title: Figure 62: Kankalamurti

[original] Kaṅkālamūrti (?), façade ouest, premier étage du Dharmarāja ratha, Mahā-balipuram (cliché E. Francis, 2004)

[transcription] Kankalamurti (?), west facade, first floor of the Dharmaraja ratha , Maha-balipuram (photograph E. Francis, 2004)

Gallery information:

These plates originate from the book The Creation of an Iconography as based on Shaivite narrative (original title: “La création d'une iconographie sivaïte narrative”) which details the sculptures and construction temples of the Pallava dynasty (in the Tamil-speaking Southern India) near the end of the 7th century. Usually, such constructions were dedicated to Shiva having the walls adorned with representations of Siva in various embodiments: some benign, some fierce and sanguinary, others victorious and regal.