The Colas c35.s2.10

c35.s2.10

Another panel on the western wall of the shrine recently uncovered depicts Naṭarāja in Kanakasabhā worshipped by a royal devotee attended by his many queens and retinue. There is no difficulty in identifying the royal figure as Rājarāja I, the founder of the temple, who called himself *Śivapādaśēkhara* and named every unit of measurement Āḍavallān, indicating his intense devotion to the Lord of the Dance—Naṭarāja. His principal queens and consorts are portrayed on a large scale as standing behind him, while the other queens and also the retinue are smaller.