Image title: Figure 238. Horse rider and soldiers.

Above in the same pillar is the sculpture of horse rider and soldiers below with swords and shields. On the right side are two Dasis. Their left hands are raised up.

They are in Ayata Sthana and they are holding some objects in their hands–maybe musical instruments.

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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.