What a majestic effect the sculptor has brought out in this pillar! Imagine creating this in hard stone!
Gajasamharamurti, Perur temple near Coimbatore, dated to Karikala Chola's times!
It is one of the Tandava-sthalas
It is one of the Tandava-sthalas
Another remarkable pillar from Perur's Pattiswaraswami temple, depicting Rudra impaling one of the sons of Kasimuni with his trident.
Gajāsurasamhāramūrti from the Tripurāntakēśvara Dēvasthāna, Baḷḷigāvi (Western Cālukyas)
Many Hoysaḷa sculptors like mallōja, duggōja, nāḍōja; and the Hoysaḷa queen Nāṭyarāṇi Śāṅtalā as well were from Baḷḷigāvi.
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