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.