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

Fig. 1: Karanas from the West gopuram in the Shiva Nataraja temple in Chidambaram. With goddess Durga in the center.
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Shiva Nataraja temple, Chidambaram
Chola dynasty, 12th century
Appx 180 cm

December 2010, Kandhan Raja Deekshithar, Jayakumar Raja Deekshithar, Sankar Raja Deekshithar, Liesbeth Pankaja Bennink.