HINDU TEMPLE: sculpture: representation of the supernatural word: yalis, devas, apsaras, etc.
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Pillars representing mythical animals (yali) in the prakara, Kailasa Natar temple, Kanchipuram. 12AB63


Detail from Arjuna's penance: Nagas in the water, Mahabalipuram. 2A08


Celestial beings praying, on the wall of the main shrine, Kailasa Natar temple, Kanchipuram. 12AB35



Pillars representing mythical animals (yali) surrounding the main shrine, Kailasa Natar temple, Kanchipuram. 12AB41


Pillars representing yalis on the wall of the main shrine. 12AB38



Pillar representing a tiger on the wall of the prakara surrounding the main shrine, Kailasa Natar temple, Kanchipuram. 12AB65



Arjuna's penance (also: the fall to earth of the Ganges), Mahabalipuram. 2A09


Pillars representing mythical animals (yali) surrounding a cell, Kailasa Natar temple, Kanchipuram. 12AB66


Pillars representing mythical animals (yali) on the wall of the main shrine, Kailasa Natar temple, Kanchipuram. 12AB34



Head of a yali on top of a pillar, Kailasa temple, Pattadakal, KA. LAR25


Relief with elephant/buffalo sharing the same head, Krishna Devaraya palace, Vijayanagar. LAH16



Arjuna's penance (also: the fall to earth of the Ganges), Mahabalipuram. 2A10


Pillar shaped as a yali, Airavateshvara temple, Darasuram, TN. LBE33.


Gargoyle shaped as a yali, Airavateshvara temple, Darasuram, TN. LAQ16.


Pillar with a moustached woman, Minakshi temple, Madurai, TN. LS34.

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