{"id":189205,"date":"2022-06-07T19:31:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=189205"},"modified":"2022-06-07T19:31:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:01:13","slug":"explained-tamil-nadu-sculptures-recovered-from-australia-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-tamil-nadu-sculptures-recovered-from-australia-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained: Tamil Nadu sculptures recovered from Australia, US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n
Ten antiquities (sculptures) retrieved from Australia and the United States were handed over to the Government of Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/p>\n
What were the important sculptures recovered from Australia and the US?<\/b><\/h5>\nImages of Dvarapala, Kankalamurti and Nataraja. Source: Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Dvarapala: <\/b>This stone sculpture belongs to the Vijayanagar dynasty dating to the 15th-16th century. It is holding a Gada in one hand and has another leg raised up to the level of his knee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Nataraja:<\/b> It is a depiction of Shiva belonging to the 11th-12th century. He is in tribhanga posture, standing on the lotus pedestal. Possibly, ananda tandava or the Dance of Bliss is portrayed here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Kankalamurti:<\/b> Kankalamurti is depicted as a fearsome aspect of Lord Shiva and Bhairava. The sculpture is four-armed, holding ayudhas such as damaru and trishula in the upper hands and a bowl and a trefoil shaped object, as a treat for the playful fawn, in the lower right hand. The idol is dateable to the 12th-13th century.<\/span><\/p>\n
Nandikeshvara:<\/b> It is a bronze image of Nandikeshvara dateable to the 13th century. It is shown standing in tribhanga posture with folded arms, holding an axe and a fawn in the upper arms with his forearms in namaskara mudra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Four-armed Vishnu:<\/b> It is dateable to the 11th century and belongs to the later Chola period. The sculpture has Lord Vishnu standing on a padma pedestal holding attributes such as shankha and chakra in two hands; while the lower right hand is in abhaya mudra.<\/span><\/p>\n
Goddess Parvati:<\/b> The image depicts a Chola-period sculpture dateable to the 11th century. She is shown holding a lotus in her left hand whereas the right is hanging down near her kati.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Standing child Sambandar:<\/b> Sambandar, the popular 7th-century child saint, is one of the Muvar, the three principal saints of South India. It is said that after receiving a bowl of milk from Goddess Uma, the infant Sambandar devoted his life to composing hymns in praise of Lord Shiva. <\/span><\/p>\n
The sculpture displays the saint\u2019s childlike quality while also empowering him with the maturity and authority of a spiritual leader.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201cExplained: Tamil Nadu sculptures recovered from Australia, US\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>Indian Express <\/b>on 7th June 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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