Hara-Gauri Lintel

Description:

It is a trishakha (three vertical bands or branches) lintel having a nagashakha (serpent branch), inner patravalli (foliage pattern), and a mithunashakha (amorous couple branch) at the top, with the central figure of Shiva-Parvati in alingana (embrace), interspersed by kirtimukhas (face of glory). Two standing mithuna (amorous couple) figures are present at the end of the lintel. Picture Courtesy: National Museum, New Delhi

Location:

Abhaneri

Date_accepted:

2024-03-29T14:13:59Z

Modified:

2024-04-02T11:57:51Z

Type:

Image

Creator:

Temples of India Project Team

Contributor:

Srija Sahay

Publisher:

Jio Institute

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

References:

Abhaneri, Architecture, Harshatmata, Rajasthan, Gurjara-Pratihara, Temple, and Shakhambari Chahamanas

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