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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-064. God of agriculture Balarama (the elder brother of god Krishna, the eighth avatara of god Vishnu), manifested as the avatara of the cosmic serpent Shesha, Adi Shesha or Shesha Ananta (Endless Remainder), depicted as the anthropomorphic nagaraja sporting the septocephalic cobra hood, holding hala (plough) in his left front hand, and accompanied by the anthropomorphic nagini (?) and surasundaris (celestial beauties), symbolically representing shakti (feminine cosmic energy). |
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| Sandstone | High relief (Mahamandapa, south façade, carved decoration, in situ) |
Unknown | Chandela Dynasty, Dhanga (r. 950-1000 AD), 950-970 AD | East Group, Khajuraho Temple Complex, Madhya Pradesh, Central India |
Parshvanatha Temple |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Indian Expedition, 27 January - 6 March 2013). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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