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.

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Famous Murals of Lepakshi

The murals of the roof of the Lepakshi temple is another remarkable feature of this 700 year old Vijayanagara temple. Some of the scenes are reproduced here.

In Paravati's dressing room. Note the six attendants have distinct hairdo and dresses.

Royals and staff offering prayers

Friday, July 31, 2015

Srikalahasti at Lepakshi

Srikalahasti

Besides the Nagalingam, there is a rock on which the three devotees of Shiva are seen to be offering prayers. A spider (Sri), a snake (kala) and an elephant (hasti) are making offering to a lingam.

Ganesha shrine adjoining Srikalahasti