Mayuranatha, Mayūranātha, Mayura-natha: 1 definition
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Mayūranātha or Mayūranāthar Mayilai Tirumurukan is the name of a deity depicted in the Subramanya Swamy Temple (or Subrahmaṇya Svāmi Temple) in Tiruchendur (or Tirucendur/Tirucentur), representing a sacred place for the worship of Murugan.—Murukan is found standing in front of a peacock in samabhaṅga with four hands. The upper hands are found with vajra and śakti in the right and the left hands respectively. The lower hands hold abhaya and varada-hasta. While depicting in dance, Murukan is found in vaiśākha-sthānaka with four hands. The upper hands hold kartarīmukha-hasta and the lower right hand holds patāka and the lower left hand holds patāka inverted.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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