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Shiva's karanas in Thiruvadigai; Kailasha and the home of Tripurankata

Fig. 17: East gopuram Veerateshvara temple, Thiruvadigai, pillar in the vestibule which is part of the inner passage, relief of sphinx-purushamriga.
Granite
Veerateshvara temple, Thiruvadigai
Nayaka dynasty, 16th century
Appx. 60 cm

January 2005, Raja Deekshithar, Liesbeth Pankaja Bennink.