Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c8.s5.2

c8.s5.2

Upon the broad sculptured band around the shrine walls are some boldly cut images, which stand out in relief from the walls, and are not placed in niches as in the earlier temples. Most of these are female images, the only male ones occupying the principal panels, one on each. On the north, west, and south central panels is a group of three figures, being in each case a male with a female on either side of him, which may well represent Kṛiṣṇa and some of his lady friends in whose company he is generally shewn. These male figures are possessed of but two arms each, which show that they cannot claim a higher status than demi-gods or avatāras.