| Temples & Legends Of Andhra Pradesh |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
SRISAILAM |
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portrayed in stone in Srisailam. Here Lord Siva is shown as accompanied by two ganas
carrying an umbrella and a tower, and a small boy in front carrying a begging bowl. The
Damaruka and. the Trident is shown in his upper hand. Bhikshatana in whatever form he may
be, is still the divine Lord, and he possesses divine beauty in his face and figure. So
much so, when he reached the Darukavana forest, some of the Rishi-pathnis forgot
themselves in contemplating on the divine beauty of the form of Lord Siva. This scene is
also depicted here and the two conventional trees to the right of the panel denote that
the incident took place in a forest, viz., the Darukavana.
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