Administration and Social Life under Vijayanagar c16.t2.7

c16.t2.7

The Pudu maṇṭapa at Madura gains greater importance and interest owing to the fact that it contains the statues of ten Nāyak kings of the place. The sculptor does not idealise his figures, but the statues appear to be true portraits of the first ten Nāyak rulers of Madura. Many of them wear helmets over their heads, and a cloth round their waists. These statues are perfect specimens of South Indian art.³⁰