- The
Guardians of the
Directions (Sanskrit: दिक्पाल, IAST: Dikpāla) are the
deities who rule the
specific directions of
space according to Hinduism, Jainism...
- Navagrahas. The best-preserved
sculptures of the
temple are the
standing ashtadikpalas on the
central facade of kanika,
appearing on the
jangha portion of...
-
Matanga Lila ****ociates the
Ashtadiggajas as
vehicles (vahana) of the
Ashtadikpala,
eight divine guardians of the directions. It
states that the Unborn...
-
saptamatrika ("seven mothers"),
while a
square column includes photos of the
ashtadikpalas ("eight guardians")
along with the
Hindu trimurthy ("three forms") and...
- Uma-Mahesvara (Shiva with
consort Parvati)
surrounded by an
ensemble of
ashtadikpalas (ashta - "eight", dik - "directions", pala - "guardian";
guardians in...
- (depicted as a Nabagunjara) on the king rank, and
Arjuna on the
vizier rank.
Ashtadikpala (eight
cardinal deities) from Chikiti,
Odisha Ratha-Hati/Ghoda (Kings...
-
river deities are
depictions of the "guardians of the directions" or
Ashtadikpalas—Vayu, Nirṛta, and
Varuna are
located above the
image of Ganga, while...
