The lintel of the sanctum-doorway shows a two-armed depiction of Lakulisha seated in padmasana in dhyanmudra, carrying a lakuta, or club, in his left hand and a fruit in his right hand—part of his standard iconography—inside a niche on the lalatabimba. On either side of the lintel is a four-armed depiction of Brahma on the left and of Vishnu on the right. Replacement of the image of Shiva with Lakulisha at the lintel niches of the sanctum doorway was once a common feature of the Pashupata tradition.
Location:
Tonk
Date_accepted:
2024-05-15T14:39:48Z
Modified:
2024-05-15T14:44:18Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Anchit Jain
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Gokarneshwara (Gokarnesvara) Mahadev, Bisaldeo Temple, Vigraharaja IV, Banas river, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Chauhan dynasty, Tonk, and Rajasthan