South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c8.s3.20

c8.s3.20

TRIVIKRAMA. There are not many temples dedicated to this god. At Tirukkoyilur in the South Arcot district is a celebrated shrine of Trivikrama. Another one is the Ulagalanda-Perumāl temple at Kānchī. In the Varāha-mandapa at Mahābalipuram, on the panel opposite to the Varāha-avatār described above, is a fine representation of Trivikrama¹ (fig. 20). Here the god has eight hands. The foremost arm on the right side is artistically made to support the lintel, while the remaining three hold the discus, club and the sword. Of the arms on the left side two hold the bow and the shield;