Image title: Figure 381. Horse rider

Two more figures are there on the same pillar-one of Ugra Narasimha who is doing Hiranya Samhara and the other figure on top of the pillar is that of a horse rider. Narasimha is shown as Astabhuja.

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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.