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# Male Deity

A male figure probably Ayyanar riding an elephant driven by a mahout. He is holding mace or a club in his right hand. He is sitting in maharajlilasana, in which his left hand is resting on his upraised left knee.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1899 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.56-86-7](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.56-86-7) · Pramāṇa
