Image title: Figure 300. Krsna playing the flute

In the same pillar on the left side of Sita and a little above is the sculpture of Krsna playing the flute.

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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.