Kalantaka at Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
This image is of Kalantaka a form Shiva who punishes Yama the god of death sculpted in Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram. How to reach Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram?
It is one of the forms of enraged Siva also expressed as Kalari (adversary of death), Kalahari (one who takes away death), unusually even Markandeyanugraha (bestowing grace upon Markandeya).
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Imperial Gangaikonda Cholapuram | Content:
gud2travel.com
| Image:
Richard Mortel
| Update: 15-Mar-2021
