Image title: Figure 22. The Dvarpalakas outside the Garbha Graha

There are small sized sculptures all along the outside of Garbha Graha which seem to be carrying the weight of the Garbha Graha (These sculptures have been analysed according to Caris and Karanas as described in the Natya Sastric tradition).

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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.