Figure 293. Horse rider, Narasimha and Krsna Lila

Image title: Figure 293. Horse rider, Narasimha and Krsna Lila

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This pillar has the main sculpture of a horse rider, in the side smaller sculptures of Narasimha with Hiranyakasipu and below that Krsna Lila.

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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.

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