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Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 150 BCE

Subject: Ground balustrade, southeast side, pillar, medallion on pillar, Triratna

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, southeast quadrant, outer face, pillar, detail, central medallion, four nandipadas

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, southwest quadrant, inner face, pillar, half medallion, nandipada amidst lotus foliage

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, northeast quadrant, inner face, pillar, half medallion, nandipada

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, northwest quadrant, inner face, pillar, central medallion, four nandipadas

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, northwest quadrant, outer face, pillar, detail, Nandipada and flower

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, northwest quadrant, outer face, pillar, detail, central medallion, four nandipadas

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, northwest quadrant, outer face, pillar, detail, central medallion, four nandipadas

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, southwest quadrant, inner face, pillar, detail, central medallion, four nandipadas

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, southeast quadrant, inner face, pillar, detail, central medallion, four nandipadas

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, north entrance, left pillar, south face detail, Cakra and nandipada

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: 199-100 BCE

Subject: Vedika, southwest quadrant, inner face, pillar, upper half medallion, two lions and floral design with nandipada motif

Site Name: Tiruvengadu

Date: 1011 CE

Subject: Vrishabha Vahana Deva: According to the tradition, the ultimate boon sought by a devotee is that he be set free from the shackles of life and allowed to remain forever in the presence of Shiva. While granting this boon, Shiva assumes the form of Vrishvahana, appearing to the devotee in the company of his consort Uma and the bull Nandi. This image is of Shiva as Vrishabha Vahana Deva. The God stands with the weight of his body thrown on the left leg, right leg carried gracefully. He wears a short undergarment, fastened to the waist by a broad band, which has a large lion-face clasp. Other ornaments are subdued. The right arm is bent as though placed on the head of the bull; the left is placed on the thigh. The matted locks are coiled around the head as a turban.

Site Name: Tiruvengadu

Date: 1011 CE

Subject: Vrishabha Vahana Deva, detail of hair: According to the tradition, the ultimate boon sought by a devotee is that he be set free from the shackles of life and allowed to remain forever in the presence of Shiva. While granting this boon, Shiva assumes the form of Vrishabha Vahana Deva, appearing to the devotee in the company of his consort Uma and the bull Nandi. This image shows the detail of back of Shiva's hair in his form as Vrishabha Vahana Deva. The God's matted locks are coiled around the head as a turban.