Nandi facing the sanctum
- Description:
- A black stone figure of nandi is placed on one of the broad stairs leading to the garbhagriha. The nandi is shown seated on a raised platform, facing the sanctum where a Shiva Linga is placed at the center of the sanctum. The nandi sculpture has well-defined horns and hump, and it is adorned with a neck belt of bells. On his back, an ornately carved saddle can also be seen.
- Location:
- Kota
- Date_accepted:
- 2024-05-17T11:32:15Z
- Modified:
- 2024-05-17T12:41:14Z
- Type:
- Image
- Creator:
- Temples of India Project Team
- Contributor:
- Nikita Rathore
- Publisher:
- Jio Institute
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- References:
- Charchoma Shiva Temple, Kota, Mahakal Temple, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Early Medieval, Shiva, Gupta Brahmi, Rajasthan, Charchoma Maliya, and Gupta period
- Thumbnail:
- https://repository.jioinstitute.edu.in/downloads/4e167cd9-8f2a-4c1b-a86f-fd8424d1b248?file=thumbnail