Image title: Figure 437. Urdhvajanu

The above [432-437] are dance sculptures around the Garbha Graham [Graha] of Cakratalvar.

But these sculptures are not clear enough for analysis.

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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.