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Dvarapala or
Dvarapalaka (Sanskrit, "door guard"; IAST:
Dvārapāla Sanskrit pronunciation: [
dʋaːɽɐpaːlɐ]) is a door or gate
guardian often portra**** as...
- 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...
-
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...
- It is
believed that Kali,
pleased with Hanuman,
blessed him to be her
dvarapala (gatekeeper).
Hanuman appears in
Tibetan Buddhism (southwest China) and...
- 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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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...
- He then
commissioned a clay
statue of Prithviraj,
which served as a
dvarapala (or, a
figurative "doorman") to Jaichand's court.
Prithviraj Chauhan,...
- leaves, the male (sic)
holding a
lotus bud and
posed in
shalabhanjika Dvarapala Yaksha made of basalt.
Found in
Buddhist cave (Pitalkhora), 2nd century...
-
Dvarapala, the
giant guardian in
front of
Plaosan Temple....
- 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...
