Image title: Figure 376. One of the Nayaka Raja

This is a sculpture of one of the Nayaka Raja who is holding a Khadga in one hand and a Khetaka in the other.

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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.