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Date: 1000-1099 CE

Subject: Bhairava: Bhairava is considered to be one of the violent forms of Shiva. He is so called as he protects the universe (bharana) and is also terrific (bhishana). He carries sula (trident), pasa (noose), damaru (drum) and kapal in his four hands and rides a dog. He is shown nude with a third eye and hair of flames.

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Date: 1300-1399 CE

Subject: Balakrishna: Balakrishna or Child Krishna was a favorite with several of the Vaishnava saints. This is the most popular imagery for child Krishna as a dancing infant, with one hand in the divine gesture of protection (abhaya) and the other stretched out in the movement of the dance. Clothing is absent and child Krishna is clad only in ornaments that include the traditional girdle of bells and range of necklaces, armlets, and anklets.

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Date: 1400-1499 CE

Subject: Bhudevi: Bhudevi is the Earth Goddess who is Vishnu's consort and whom he rescued from the depths of the cosmic ocean in his incarnation as the great boar, Varaha. The goddess wears a conical crown (karanda makuta), strings of pearls and abundant jewelry and the marriage symbol (tali) above the three necklaces. This is the back view of the image.

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Date: 1400-1499 CE

Subject: Vishnu, seated: This bronze depicts Vishnu on a lion throne in the position of royal ease known as lalitasana. The rear hands hold the discus and a conch shell, one front hand is lowered in the varada gesture of wish-granting, while the other rests in an elegant gesture upon his folded knee. This is the back view of the image.

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Date: 1400-1499 CE

Subject: Vishnu, seated: This bronze depicts Vishnu on a lotus throne in the position of royal ease known as lalitasana. The rear hands hold the discus and a conch shell, one front hand is lowered in the varada gesture of wish-granting, while the other rests in an elegant gesture upon his folded knee.

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Date: 1300-1399 CE

Subject: Meykandar: Meykandar was the thirteenth century Tamil theologian, author or translator from the Raurava Agama of the Shivajnanbodham. He founded the Meykandar Sampradya of pluralistic Saiva Siddhanta.

Site Name: Aranmula

Date: 800-899 CE

Subject: Pranala