Vishvakseshanar, Viśvakseśanar: 1 definition
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Viśvakseśanar is the name of a deity depicted at the Kallazhagar Temple in Madurai, which represents a sacred place for the worship of Viṣṇu.—Viśvakseśanar is represented as seated in vīrāsana posture where the right hand is in varada-hasta and the left hand on the thigh in nidrā-hasta. His wife is seen sitting in utkutikāsana with the right hand holding the lotus in kaṭaka-hasta and the left hand resting on the left thigh in nidrā-hasta. While depicting in dance, Viśvakseśanar is found seated in ekapāda with the right leg bent and the left leg hanging and the hands holding varada and dolā resting on the left thigh. The goddess is found seated in aindra maṇḍala with the right hand in kapittha-hasta and left hand on the thigh in dolā. The devotee comes to the entrance and enters the next outer prahāra, where he/she finds the sannidhi of Kalyāṇa Sundara Valli Thāyār.
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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