Stories in Stone

The monuments and temples in India abound with exquisite sculptures based on the epics. This is a humble attempt to explain some of them.This is no scholarly work.I have only collected these from several sources- oral, printed and on-line. There can be no authentic version of such stories as there are many variations and interpretations . I have left out the complex explanations and debates to just give an overview of episodes depicted in stone. All photographs by (C) V.Harihara Subramanian.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Yoga Narasimha Murthy from Kulathupuzha

This is an exhibit from Keralam - a museum of History and Heritage, Trivandrum. This image of Yoga Narasimha murthy is made of Jack fruit wood (Varikka Plaavu) and was recovered while renovating the Kulathupuzha sastha temple. Dated 14th Century

Narasimha in Thirukkurungudi

On a madapam pillar at Thirukkurungudi, Azhagiya Nambi temple. Thirukkurungudi in Naguneri Taluk, 10 Kms from Vallioor and about 25 Kms from Thiunelveli. The entire temple has been renovated by the support of the TV Sundaram Iyengar family who hail from this village.