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MAHABALIPURAM |
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Mahishasurmardini panel (12 3/4 feet by 8 feet.) the story of Durga slaying the demon king
Mahisha has been depicted. Durga is represented with the Sankha and Chakra. Which are the
emblems of Vishnu.The legend connected with this sculpture is that once the Gods were
beaten and driven out of Heaven by the demon kings Mahisha. Then a light representing the
inherent energy came out from each God, which all combined together to form a luminous
body which eventually assumed the shape of a damsel Durga. Durga got from all the
Gods their respective weapons with which she fought Mahisha and his demons and at last
killed them. The Seshasayana panel (13 feet by 8
feet) which has been chiseled in the unconven- tional manner is simple and appealing and
is stated to be a rare monument the like of which cannot be seen elsewhere. The peculiar
feature about Vishnu represented here is that He has only two hands and his emblems, the
conch and the discus, are absent in His hands. |
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