Image title: Figure 146. Little dancing figures.

This side of the pillar on the east side consists of a series of little little dancing figures in the same pose. The Siras is in Sama, Parsva is in Samunnata on the left and Nata on the right. Urah [uras] is in Udvahita. Kati is in Udvahita on the right side. The hand is not clear. The left hand is in Recita lifted till the head. The dancer is performing the movement from Mandala Sthana, the right Pada is in Agratala, right Jangha is in Udvahita, right Janu is in Unnata. Left Pada is in Sama but in Parsva. All the little sculptures are in the same posture. The dancer seems to be performing Urdhvajanu Cari and the Urdhvajanu Karana. The right leg being lifted gives this impression.

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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.