Iravasthana Isvaram

The Iravasthana Isvaram is situated at Konerikuppam, a suburb of Kanchi on the road from Kanchi to Madras. It faces the east. It consists of the garbhagriha, the antarala and a mandapa. Sculptures cover the whole of the wall space on its three free sides. On the southern side of the antarala, there is Ganapati; on the same side in the part of garbhagriha, the central figure is Yoga-Dakshinamurti with a makara-torana over it. There are rishis and dvarapalas on either side. The main sculpture on the western wall of the garbhagriha is a Siva-Tandavamurti with Bhikshatanar on the right and Gajasamharamurti on the left; there are dvarapalas at the ends. On the northern side, there is Brahma flanked by Gangadharar and Kalasamharar; there are dvarapalas at the two ends. On the northern side of the antarala there is a sculpture ofDurga with eight hands riding on a lion.