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| Tirumurti Cave (28
feet by 14 feet). It contains a row of three shrines wherein bas-reliefs of the Trinity
(Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva) have been carved out. In each of the panels two dwarf
attendants are flying in the air in the upper part of the sculpture, while in the lower
part two devotees with matted locks are seated. All
the three deities have their left hands on their hips and the right hands are in the
Abhaya pose. All of them have their characteristic weapons in their hands. The Sankha and
Chakra that Vishnu has in his hands have been sculptured in such a way that they do not
appear to face the visitor as found in all other places in the South: only their sides can
be observed. They are, therefore, called the Prayoga Sankha and Chakra, i.e. weapons in.
the act of being used. In the projecting rock above the cells have been cut Gavaksha (leaf
- shaped windows). |
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