-
snake figure may
perform the same function.
Dvarapalas are
present in
almost all
Hindu temples,
Dvarapalas are
highly important in
Vaishnavism and are...
- two
dvarapalas flanking the
pathway from ardha-mandapam
South wall: Bhikshatana, Virabhadra, Dakshinamurti, Kalantaka,
Nataraja plus two
dvarapalas West...
- door is
flanked by two
dvarapalas (gate guardians), for a
total of
eight around the shrine. The
height of the
eight dvarapalas is
about 4.6 m (15 ft)...
- Sisaket. It was
built in the 12th
century by King Suryavararas,
devatas and
dvarapalas. The
temple was
converted for use by
Buddhists in the 16th century. Architectural...
- 8th century. The
caves have the
earliest sculptural representation of
Dvarapalas, the
guardian deities, for any
South Indian temple. The
temple has a five-tiered...
- 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...
- has
pediments of a
chess game and the
Battle of Lanka, and two
guardian dvarapalas to the west. West of the
third eastern gopura, on the main axis is a Hall...
- 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...
- and of
gopura and libraries.
Decorative 'flying palaces'
replaced by
dvarapalas and
devatas in niches.
First major temple mountain at Bakong. Bakheng...
-
flanked by two
Shaiva dvarapalas.
Inside is a
later black, polished, 16-sided, tantra-style
Shiva linga. At the
bottom of one
dvarapala is a
later channel...
