Śaivite Sculptures of KhajurāhoGrouped into four chapters, the present study describes the history of Khajuraho temples and treats the different aspects of Siva as Saumyamurti, Samharamurti, Kalyanasundara, Nandivahana, Hari-Hara, Hari-Hara-Pitamaha and Hari-Hara-Hiranyagarbha. The last chapter deals with Ganesa, Karttikeya, Parvati, Mahisasuramardini and Nandikesvara. |
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Air Jardine Museum añjali mudrā Archaeological Museum asura Bhairava Brahmā cakra Chandella Dakṣa deity devotee embraces her Lord female forms of Śiva gana Gaṇeśa halo hands are broken hāra Harihara head Hindu Iconography Hiranyagarbha holds triśūla Ibid inscription jagati jewelled loops kamaṇḍalu Kandariya Mahadeva temple kapāla Kārttikeya keyūras Khajuraho khaṭvānga Kumāra left hand embraces left hand holds left lap left side Linga long mālā loops and tassels loose anklets lotus lower left hand lower right hand Mahābhārata Mahadeva temple mahāmaṇḍapa maṇḍapa mudrā mūrti of Śiva nāga Nandi Nandikeśvara niche facing Open Air Jardine Pārvati pedestal Purāṇa Purāņas right hand holds right side Śaiva Śakti sanctum śankha seated four armed seated in lalitāsana sikhara Śiva and Pārvati standing in tṛbhanga torque tṛbhanga posture Umā Umā-Māheśvara upper left hand upper right hand usual ornaments varada mudrā Virabhadra Viṣṇu waist girdle wears jaṭāmukuṭa wears kundalas worship wristlets yajñopavīta Yakṣa