The Colas c36.44

c36.44

Fig. 35. Caṇḍikēśvara, in the Koraṅganātha temple. Śrīnivāsanallūr, Tiruchirapalli District. Similar in workmanship to other figures from this temple noticed above. The *jaṭāmakuṭa* and the *añjali* hands with flower in between show this as Caṇḍēśa, though it has been held by some to be the portrait of a prince. Lotus pedestal and the fine pilasters add beauty to this figure. It is another beautiful example of sculpture of the period.