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Dvarapala or
Dvarapalaka (Sanskrit, "door guard"; IAST:
Dvārapāla Sanskrit pronunciation: [
dʋaːɽɐpaːlɐ]) is a door or gate
guardian often portra**** as...
- Agastya.
Restored to life,
Idumban wished to
serve for
perpetuity as the
dvarapala (door-guardian) of Murugan's shrine. The
deity declared that
Idumban would...
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exception is a
gigantic dvarapala of
Singhasari near Malang, East Java that
measures 3.7
metres (12 ft) tall. The most
notable dvarapala statues are
those of...
- The
lintels and
pediments are
often decorated, and
guardian figures (
dvarapalas) are
often placed or
carved on
either side of the doorways. A Hall of...
- It is
believed that Kali,
pleased with Hanuman,
blessed him to be her
dvarapala (gatekeeper).
Hanuman appears in
Tibetan Buddhism (southwest China) and...
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district such as
Thirumayam Rock cut temple. The
Dvarapala's have only 2
hands unlike the
other Dvarapala's who have 4
hands in
other Vishnu temples. This...
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vimana of the
primary shrines with gold.
Chettiappa Nayakkar rebuilt the
Dvarapala mandapam in
front of the
Sannadhi gopuram, as well as the
north colonnade...
- carvings, some of them colossal. A
statue of
Trimurti Shiva,
flanked by the
dvarapalas, is pictured.
Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu 1987 250bis; ii, iii...
- four doors, the
later artists added dvarapalas and
decorations as follows:
Southern entrance: six feet high
dvarapalas wearing jewelry on both
sides of the...
- He then
commissioned a clay
statue of Prithviraj,
which served as a
dvarapala (or, a
figurative "doorman") to Jaichand's court.
Prithviraj Chauhan,...
