Image title: Figure 323. A horse rider

This pillar has the sculpture of a horse rider holding a sword in his right hand and controlling the horse with his left.

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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.