Pallava Architecture, Part I (MASI 17) c2.82

c2.82

Carved on the north and south walls of the main hall, one on each side and facing each other, are two life size figures of doorkeepers. They are duplicate images carved in high relief and elegant in form. They have only one pair of arms and each figure is portrayed with one hand raised in the act of adoration while the other hand rests on the hip. They have the usual tall headdresses and ornaments and resemble the two doorkeepers on each side of the entrance into the sanctuary of the Dalavānūr temple.