Image title: Figure 375. Sculpture of Laksmi Narayana

On the right side of the dancing girl is a small sculpture of Laksmi 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.