Image title: Figure 421. Vijayavalli Tayar

Vijayavalli Tayar seated on a Lotus in Padmasana, front two hands in Abhaya and Varada, back hands holding Padma. This sculpture is above and before entering the Garbha Graham [Graha].

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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.