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Sphinxes in Indian Art and Tradition

Figure 1. Male sphinx or purushamriga on the south side of
the entrance of the Shri Shiva Nataraja temple in Chidambaram

Granite
Date unknown
Approximately 1 meter high, including pedestal.
Photo by Raja Deekshithar, 23 February 2007



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