Image title: Temple of Subrahmanya

Fig. 2. Chapter 58
Temple of Subrahmanya
(Periya Kanchipuram)
Subrahmanya wearing the insignia of Brahman, Valli and Devasena (the pike is not part of the statue)

Gallery information:

These plates originate from the book The Shaivite legends of Kanchipuram (original title: “Les légendes çivaïtes de Kāñcipuram”) which details the story and legends of the Kanchipuranam: a book that presents Kanchipuram as an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism which have seemingly co-existed since ancient times.