Bhairava at Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
This sculpture is of Bhairava from Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram - a ferocious manifestion of Śiva associated with destruction or annihilation. How to reach Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram?
As per Rudrayāmala, Bhairava has 8 main forms that control the eight directions of this universe and they include Asitāṅga, Ruru, Caṇḍa, Krodha, Unmatta, Kāpāla, Bhīṣaṇa, and Saṃhāra. Each of these forms further have has 8 emanations equalling to 64 Bhairavas.