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Indra’s Ratha in Melakkadambur, a Chola Masterpiece

Figure 38. Shri Amritagateshvara temple in Melakkadambur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Shiva as Urddhva Tandava Murti, dancing with his leg pointing straight up to the sky.
Granite.
Approximately 1100 CE.
Approximately 20 cm high.
Photo by Raja Deekshithar, 11 February 2007.



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