Sambandar (Figure)

This refined figure represents Sambandar, one of the 63 Shaivite saints or Nayanmars of Tamil Nadu. Sambandar was born in the late 7th century at Sirkali, near Chidambaram. As a child, Sambandar devoted himself to the worship of Lord Shiva.

Kind

artefact

Date

1025–1075 CE