Image title: Figure 429. Vijayavalli Tayar holding Padma

This is Vijayavalli Tayar holding Padma with her back hands and front right hand is in Abhaya and front left hand is in Varada.

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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.