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Sphinxes in Indian Art and Tradition

Figure 29. Sphinx or purushamriga depicted among the animas of a freeze on the base of the
Vishnu shrine in the temple of Tirumalai in Kanya Kumari district
Granite
Approximately 35 cm in height
Photo by Raja Deekshithar, 16 September 2006



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