Image title: Figure 247a. Gajendra Moksa and horse rider

This is a scene of Gajendra Moksam [Moksa]. We can see Caturbhuja Narayana, Gajendra being blessed on his left side and Garudan to his right and above. On the upper side of the same pillar we have a horse rider and horse.

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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.