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Mahishamardhini
This elegant eight-armed Durga image is placed in a whitewashed wall-niche. The goddess stands in a dvibhanga pose with one foot on the buffalo-demon holding its tail while she plunges her spear in its neck. Although the scene is violent, the goddess appears serene.


Column Panels

Enclosure

East Wall Niches

Nataraja

Vayu

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