The Colas c6: List of Illustrations

The Cōḷas c6

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PLATE I. Fig. 1. General view of the Śiva temple, Vijayālayacōḷēśvara on Mēlamalai, from north-west, Nārttāmalai (Pudukkottah State), Tiruchirapalli Dist. Fig. 2. The main temple, Vijayālayacōḷēśvara on Mēlamalai, from north-west.

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PLATE II. Fig. 3. Agastyēśvara temple (Śiva, early Cōḷa) from north-west, Panangudi, (Pudukkottah State) Tiruchirapalli Dist. Fig. 4. Śiva temple, early Cōḷa style, Ēnādi (Pudukkottah State), Tiruchirapalli Dist.

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PLATE III. Fig. 5. Śiva temple—Vimāna (early Cōḷa) from north-east Korkai, Tirunelveli Dist. Fig. 6. Nāgēśvara temple, Kumbakonam.

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PLATE IV. Fig. 7. Mūvarkōvil, No. 1, south view, in Koḍumbāḷūr, (Pudukkottah State), Tiruchirapalli Dist. Fig. 8. View of the Agastyēśvara shrine at Mēlappaḷuvūr, Tiruchirapalli Dist.

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PLATE V. Fig. 9. Agastyēśvara temple—Lion Pillars, at Mēlappaḷuvūr, Tiruchirapalli Dist. Fig. 10. Koranganātha temple, from south-west, Śrīnivāsanallur, Tiruchirapalli Dist.

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PLATE VI. Fig. 11. Bṛhadīśvara temple, general view, from south-east, Tanjore, Tanjore Dist. Fig. 12. Bṛhadīśvara temple—Vimāna from North-west, Gangaikonḍa-cōḷapuram, Tiruchirapalli Dist.

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PLATE VII. Fig. 13. Bṛhadīśvara temple, north doorway with Dvārapālakas on the main shrine, Gangaikonḍa-cōḷapuram, Tiruchirapalli Dist. Fig. 14. Laddigam, entrance gōpura.

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PLATE VIII. Fig. 15. Airāvatēśvara temple, general view, from south-east, Dārāśuram, Tanjore Dist.

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PLATE IX. Fig. 16. North-east view of Airāvatēśvara temple, Dārāśuram, Tanjore Dist. Fig. 17. South-west view of Alankāra maṇḍapa in Airāvatēśvara temple, Dārāśuram, Tanjore Dist.

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FIG. 18. South-east view of Devanāyaki Amman shrine, Dārāśuram, Tanjore Dist. FIG. 19. North-West view of the Svāmi shrine, Tribhuvanam, Tanjore Dist.

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PLATE XI. FIG. 20. (A) Basement frieze of the Ta-hsiung-pao tieu hall, Ch'uan Chow (Zayton). FIG. 20. (B) Elephant worshipping a Śiva-liṅga. FIG. 20. (C) Cow worshipping a Śiva-liṅga.

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PLATE XII. FIG. 21. Koraṅganātha temple — A panel of male figure in the niche on the south, Śrīnivāsanallur, Tiruchirapalli Dist. FIG. 22. Koraṅganātha temple — A panel of female figure in the niche on the west side. FIG. 23. Koraṅganātha temple — A panel of female figure in the niche on the western side.

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PLATE XIII. FIG. 24. Nāgēśvarasvāmi temple, sculpture of a woman, Kumbakonam, Tanjore Dist. FIG. 25. Another woman, *ibid.* FIG. 26. Nāgēśvarasvāmi temple, sculpture of a woman, Kumbakonam, Tanjore Dist. FIG. 27. Nāgēśvarasvāmi temple, sculpture of a woman, Kumbakonam, Tanjore Dist.

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PLATE XIV. FIG. 28. Nāgēśvara — Kumbakonam. FIG. 29. Nāgēśvara — Kumbakonam. FIG. 30. Śiva temple — Sculptured in relief of 2 devotees — at Tiruvāḍutuṟai, Tanjore Dist.

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PLATE XV. FIG. 31. Lakṣmī (?) FIG. 32. Cōḻamādēvī, Kāḷahasti. FIG. 33. Kulōttunga III (?), Kāḷahasti.

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PLATE XVI. FIG. 34. Gōlakamaharṣi, Kōḍikkarai, Tanjore. FIG. 35. Koraṅganātha temple — A panel of a male figure in the niche on the northern side, Śrīnivāsanallūr, Tiruchirapalli Dist. FIG. 36. Metallic figure of Narasingamunaiyadarayar, Śiva temple at Tirunāmanallūr.

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PLATE XVII. FIG. 37. Pudukkottah State, Tirukkaṭṭaḷai, Tirumēnināthasvāmin temple — Image of Dakṣiṇāmūrti (?) (standing) in a niche on the south wall of the central shrine. FIG. 38. Vīṇādhara Dakṣiṇāmūrti, Mūvarkōvil, Koḍumbāḷūr, (Pudūkkottaḥ), Tiruchirapalli Dist. FIG. 39. Tripurāntaka, Koḍumbāḷūr, Pudukkottaḥ. FIG. 40. Tripurasundarī, Koḍumbāḷūr, Pudukkottaḥ.

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FIG. 41. Koḍumbāḷūr temple, No. 2—Image of Ardhanārī, (Pudukkottai State, Tiruchirapalli Dist.) FIG. 42. Ardhanārī, Nāgēśvara, Kumbakonam. FIG. 43. Brahmā, Nāgēśvara, Kumbakonam. FIG. 44. Koranganātha temple—A panel of Śiva in the niche on the south, Śrīnivāsanallūr, Tiruchirapalli Dist.

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PLATE XIX. FIG. 45. Koranganātha temple—A panel of Dakṣiṇāmūrti in the niche on the south, Śrīnivāsanallūr, Tiruchirapalli Dist. FIG. 48. Sculpture of Naṭarāja on the south side of Vimāna, Vālīśvara temple, Tiruvālīśvaram, Tirunelveli Dist. FIG. 50. Sculpture of Gajahāmūrti, Vālīśvara temple, Tiruvālīśvaram, Tirunelveli Dist. FIG. 53. Bhikṣāṭana, Nāgēśvara (Kumbakonam).

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PLATE XX. FIG. 46. Sculpture of Ardhanārī, Vālīśvara temple, Tiruvālīśvaram, Tirunelveli Dist. FIG. 47. Sculpture of Gaṅgādhara and Vṛṣabhāntika, Vālīśvara temple, Tiruvālīśvaram, Tirunelveli Dist.

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PLATE XXI. FIG. 49. Sculpture on the west side of Vimāna, Vālīśvara temple, Tirunelveli Dist. FIG. 51. Sculpture of Caṇḍeśānugrahamūrti and Śiva, Vālīśvara temple, Tiruvālīśvaram, Tirunelveli Dist.

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PLATE XXII. FIG. 52. Image of Dakṣiṇāmūrti in Angāḷamman temple, Kāvērīpākkam, North Arcot Dist. FIG. 55. Naṭarāja—Image on south side of sanctum tower, Gaṅgaikoṇḍa-cōḷapuram, Tiruchirapalli Dist. FIG. 56. Bṛhadīśvara temple—A panel of Harihara in the niche on the south side of Vimāna, Gaṅgaikoṇḍa-cōḷapuram, Tiruchirapalli Dist. FIG. 57. Caṇḍēśānugrahamūrti on the north side of sanctum of Śiva temple, Gaṅgaikoṇḍa-cōḷapuram, Tiruchirapalli Dist.

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PLATE XXIII. FIG. 54. Sarasvati (?), the Bṛhadīśvara temple at Tanjore. FIG. 59. Viṣṇu, the Gaṅgaikoṇḍa-cōḷapuram temple. FIG. 60. Sūrya stone (in Kamala Yantra form), west face, the Mahāmaṇḍapa of Bṛhadīśvara temple, Gaṅgaikoṇḍa-cōḷapuram, Tiruchirapalli Dist.

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PLATE XXIV. FIG. 58. Bṛhadīśvara temple—Kāmāntaka in a niche on north wall of main shrine, Gaṅgaikoṇḍa-cōḷapuram. FIG. 61. Sculpture of Kankālamūrti in Airāvatēśvara temple, Dārāsuram, Tanjore Dist. FIG. 62. Sculpture of Gajahāmūrti on the north side of sanctum in Airāvatēśvara temple, Dārāśuram, Tanjore Dist.

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FIG. 63. Bṛhadīśvara temple, metallic image of Naṭarāja at Tanjore. FIG. 64. Naṭarāja, Velāṅgaṇṇi (Tanjore). FIG. 65. Naṭarāja, Tiruvālangāḍu (Chittoor).

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PLATE XXVI. FIG. 66. Image of Naṭarāja with eight hands, front and back view, Nellūr, Tanjore Dist. FIG. 67. Śiva temple—Metallic image of Naṭarāja (Sandhyā-Tāṇḍavamūrti), Tiruvarangulam, Pudukkottai State.

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PLATE XXVII. FIG. 68. Bronze—Image of Śiva as Vṛṣabhāntika with Umā, front view, (Treasure trove) Tiruveṇkāḍu, (Shiyali Taluq), Tanjore Dist. FIG. 69. Gaṅgaikoṇḍa-cōḷapuram, Gaṅgaikoṇḍa-cōḷēśvara temple—Metallic image of Śiva (Vṛṣabhāntika).

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PLATE XXVIII. FIG. 70. Sukhāsanamūrti (late), Pudukkottai museum. FIG. 71. Bronze statue of Kirātamūrti—Tiruvēṭkaḷam near Chidambaram. FIG. 72. Metallic image of Kirātārjunamūrti, Radhanarasimhapuram, Tanjore Dist. FIG. 73. Metallic image of Ālinganamūrti at Tiruvāḍutuṟai, Tanjore Dist.

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PLATE XXIX FIG. 74. Metallic image of Bhikṣāṭanamūrti (Pichcāṇḍār) in the Śiva temple at Tirunāmanallūr. FIG. 75. Kailāsanāthasvāmin temple—Metallic image of Bhikṣāṭana-mūrti, (late), Tirucheṅgōd, Salem Dist. FIG. 76. Subrahmaṇya temple—Metallic image of Skanda with four arms, Tiruvīḍaikaḻi, Tanjore Dist.

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PLATE XXX. FIG. 77. Viṣṇu. FIG. 78. Viṣṇu. FIG. 79. Lakṣmī (?) FIG. 80. Lakṣmī.

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PLATE XXXI. FIG. 81. Viṣṇu temple, metallic images of Rāma Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā, Tirukkaḍaiyūr, Tanjore, Dist. FIG. 82. Bronze image of Śiva as Kalyāṇasundara—Pārvatī being presented to Śiva in wedlock by Lakṣmī and Viṣṇu, (Treasure trove) Tiruveṇkāḍu, (Shiyali Taluq), Tanjore Dist.