Image title: Figure 338. Dancing Krsna-Gopikavastraharanam [Gopikavastraharana]

This is a beautiful sculpture of Krsna dancing on a tree holding the clothes of the Gopikas. The Gopikas are standing below begging Krsna to give their clothes.

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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.