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[Full title: Minor Male Divinities (2) Dvarapala (Fig. 7.2)]

Another unidentified sculpture to the site museum is supposed to be an image of a Dvarapala. The Dvarapala with their demi god status have generally occupied their position to the entrance of all the Hindu shrine. According to their position, they are known with different names- sometimes Jaya and Viyaya or Harabhadra and Subhadra according as they occupy the second third or fifth doorway opening into the shrine. 159 The basic characteristic features of this sculptures are as follows first, it stand almost in a tribhanga posture where the bend of the head has slightly been overstressed comparing to two other bend of this sculpture. As a whole, the sculpture in its composition has failed to maintain the parity between the two half of the body i.e. the bend to the head (over stressed) and torso have a striking contrast to the straight column like legs almost in oblique stance. Similarly, a contrast has also been observed in terms of flesh and animation between the two half of the body. Secondly, the linear projection of right hand has reached its ultimate culmination at the level of thigh where the palm section touch the thigh almost in the shape of a plough. The image in his left hand holds an unidentified object probably a mace or a club. Thus, the iconographical status as well as its gracious but overall simplicity in its execution have duly referred it as being 159. Shastri, H.K. : Op-cit, 1974, p. 251.

136 an image of Dvarapala. Now coming to the point of its chronology, primarily because of its contrasting phenomenon, this sculpture can safely be presumed as a product of 11 th/12 th century A.D.