Varahanatha, Varaha-natha, 痴补谤腻丑补苍腻迟丑补: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: DSpace at Pondicherry: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu (sculpture)痴补谤腻丑补苍腻迟丑补 (啶掂ぐ啶距す啶ㄠぞ啶�) refers to the third representation of the nine 苍补惫补苍腻迟丑补 reliefs in the Uls奴r Some艣vara temple.鈥擭ext after Caura峁単in膩tha is the N膩tha seated on a boar (痴补谤腻丑补苍腻迟丑补). His head is tilted slightly upward, and he is wearing the 办耻峁囜笉补濒补蝉 on his ears, cross bands on his chest with a medallion and bangle like rings on his both arms and wrist. His right hand is resting on his right leg and left hand in lola-hasta posture, resting on the left knee.
In the Uls奴r Some艣vara temple, on the south wall of the 补谤诲丑补尘补峁囜笉补辫补, there found depictions of the 苍补惫补苍腻迟丑补s (eg. 痴补谤腻丑补苍腻迟丑补) in a variety of poses with huge coffiures, holding attributes such as 办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补, 诲补峁囜笉补 (staff) and so on. From east to west the nine sculptures of the N膩thas appear in the following order: seated respectively on a Tortoise, Vy膩li, Lion, Fish, Scorpion, Snake, Antelope, Boar and Tiger.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Partial matches: Natha, Varaha.
Full-text: Gorakshanatha.
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