Image title: Figure 281a. Vennai Gopala and Gajendra Moksam [Moksa]

On the left side of the sculpture of Asthabhuja Karattan Kanchipuram Perumal is a sculpture of Vennai Gopala.Above on the same pillars is the sculpture of Gajendra Moksam [Moksa].

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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.