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Chola Masterpiece Sculptures around the Srivimana :
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| South entrance to Karpagraham - Karna Dwaram steps (Karna means Ear) | Full panel of Narthana Ganapathy (Dancing Ganesha) | ||
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| Lakshmi (masterpiece) | South entrance to Karpagraham | Bhikshatana murti | |
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| Full panel of Ardhanareeswarar | Ardhanareeswarar ( masterpiece) | ||
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| Full panels of Dhakshinamoorthy | Dhakshinamoorthy | ||
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| Warriors in the panels | Warriors in the panels | ||
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| A view of southern wall of the Karpagraham | Dancing panel | ||
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| Harihara (Sankara Narayanan) | Full panel of Nataraja (Dancing Siva) along with Kali and Bhringi | Gangadhara (Siva) with Devi | |
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| Lingothbhavar | Vishnu with Indra (Karttikeya) and Uma-sahita (Siva) | ||
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| Bhairavar | Shiva with Maan and Malu along with Parvathi in sitting position | Kalantaka | |
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| Mahishamardini (Vishnu Durgai) | Full panel of Bramma and Komuka vasal | Bramma with Savithri and Saraswathi | |
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| Bhairava with 8 arms (Mahakalar - one form of as Asta Bairavas) | Chandesanugraha murti getting Nirmalaya ( Masterpiece) | ||
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| North entrance to Karpagraham - Karna Dwaram steps (Karna means Ear) | Full panel of Chandesanugraha murti (Masterpiece) | ||
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| Siva as Madanantaka burning Manmatha | Gana Saraswathi (Masterpiece) | ||
Specialists
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The Navagraha (Nine God of Planets) is designed in a round stone. The god of sun is located at centre of the stone and the other planets around it. One can see this sculpture in the after reaching the Dwara palas left of Main Mandapam of the Temple. |
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| Navagraha on a single rounded stone. |
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