Image title: Figure 12. Vrksika Kanya standing in Ayata Sthana.

She is holding a branch of a tree with one hand. Her right hand is in Uru Hasta.

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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.