Sentilantavar, Sentilāṇṭavar, Sentila-antavar: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Sentilāṇṭavar is the name of a deity found depicted in the Subramanya Swamy Temple (or Subramaṇya Svāmi Temple) in Thiruparankundram or Parankundram (Paraṅkuṉṟam), representing a sacred place for the worship of Murugan.— Sentilāṇṭavar is found standing in samabhaṅga with four hands. The upper right and left hands hold śakti and vajra in kartarīmukha. The lower right hand is in abhaya and lower left hand is in varada. The vel (spear) is placed in the abhaya hand. In dance, the posture of Sentilāṇṭavar is samapāda-sthānaka with the upper arms in kartarīmukha and the two lower arms in patāka and pataka inverted. Kārtikeya is found with the same hands but seated on the peacock, his vehicle, in sukhāsana pose. In dance, the posture of Kārtikeya is aindra-maṇḍala. The Goddess Ampāl is seen with kapittha in the right hand and dolā in the left.
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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