Image title: Figure 313a. Sri Rama and Caturbhuja Narayana

There are two other sculptures on this pillar-of Sri Rama and Caturbhuja Narayana.

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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.