Sculpture of a six-handed Bhairava in a devakoshtha (niche) on the right-side wall of the entrance gateway to the Mahanaleshwar complex. The attributes that Bhairava holds include a kapala (human skull), a khatvanga (staff with a human skull), a damru (hourglass-shaped drum), a khadga (dagger), a dhal (shield), and a talwar (a type of sword). The Bhairava sculpture is flanked by a dog and a skeletal figure.

Creator

• Temples of India Project Team

Mitwirkende

• Swapna Joshi

Publisher

• Jio Institute

Stichwort

• Temples of India
• 8th to 13th centuries CE
• Mahanal Temple
• Mahanal Temple and Math
• Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
• Rajasthan
• Suhavadevi
• Chittorgarh
• Mahanaleshwar
• Arnoraja II
• Mahanaleshwar Temple
• Chahamanas of Shakambhari
• Architecture
• Shiva
• Jodhpur Circle
• Mauryas of Medapata
• Menal
• Temple
• Suhaveshwar Temple

Resource type

• Image

Rights statement

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