The Colas c35.s2.7

c35.s2.7

Below this panel is the scene of dispute between Sundara and Śiva on the eve of his marriage (*ante*, p. 474). On one side we see Śiva as a bearded old man, sitting in front of Sundara, clutching the palm-leaf document, and speaking to the *sabhā* with raised arm and uplifted face. Again on the other side is the old man producing the palm-leaf deed executed by Sundara’s grandfather, the bewildered Sundara standing before him in eager expectation of the verdict. On the faces of the members of the *sabhā* is depicted a varying conflict of emotions. The right side of the picture depicts the culmination of the episode—a temple entered by the whole lot of them. The lower panel showing some women engaged in cooking may be part of the portrayal of preparations for Sundara’s marriage.