Image title: Figure 193. Anjaneya in Asoka Vana

This pillar shows the sculpture of Anjaneya in Asoka Vana. Asoka Vana is the garden where Sita Devi is kept after Ravana abducts her to Lanka. Down on either side of the tree the two Raksasis - Trijata and another can be seen. They are guarding Asoka Vana.

Gallery information:

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.