Figure of Candesha (Figure of Caṇḍeśa)

Standing figure of a Śaiva deity, probably Caṇḍeśa, carved in brown sandstone. He is shown with two arms, holding a club and rosary; on either side male personifications Śiva's trident, below under foot a recumbent figure of Apasmāra; abraded and flaked at the bottom; broken at the top.

Kind

artefact

Date

700–799 CE