Hero Stone depicting the hero and his journey to the heavenly abode
Hero Stone depicting the hero and his journey to the heavenly abode
Description:
Seen here is a small size hero stone, similar in dimensions to the adjacent hero stones. It is a rectangular stone slab without a triangular finial. The panel depicting the hero and his journey to the heavenly abode differs slightly from others. Here, there is no figure mounted on a horseback; instead, there is a supine human figure next to another figure standing with folded hands. The depiction likely indicates the hero’s death and his attainment of moksha (freedom from the eternal cycle of life, death, and rebirth). This unique portrayal is not found on any other hero stones fragment in the Suswani Mata Temple.
Location:
Bikaner
Date_accepted:
2024-06-25T11:22:12Z
Modified:
2024-06-25T12:28:26Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Temples of India Project Team
Contributor:
Swapna Joshi
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Suswani Mata , Latina Nagara , Jodhpur Circle , Morkhana, Rajasthan, Parvati, Temples of India Project, Suswani Mata Temple, Bikaner, Maru Gurjara, Suswani Maa, Raja Mayurdhwaj, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and 10th century CE