Temples of Munnur (Historical Study)
by R. Muthuraman | 2016 | 67,784 words
This essay represents a historical study of the Temples in and around Munnur, situated in the Dakshina Kannada district in the state Karnataka (India). Munnur is regarded as an important religious city for the followers of both Shaivism and Vaishnavism. The ancient history of Munnur traces to the reign of the Chola, from whom the city derives it's ...
Images of Anjaneya
Anjaneya image is eulogised as Siriya tiruvadi in Vaishnavite tradition. A relief sculpture of this God is executed on the lower saduram (square) of a Vijayanagara pillar. He is shown in a standing posture with his right arm palm raised while his left arm holding his left thigh. His tail is also shown raised and whirled round his right side and head. Hara is with beads. Kuntala flings on to his ears with pendant ear lobes.[1]
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[1]:
C. Carven Roy, Indian Art, London, 1976, p. 157.