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# Shiva as Natesha

This is profusely ornamented lintel showing Shiva as Natesha in the centre, which is flanked by brahmi on the proper right and Vishnu on the proper left. The deities are carved in decorative niches. Ten-armed Natesa is standing in the posture of cosmic dance.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1000–1099 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.50-159](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.50-159) · Pramāṇa
