Ganesha sculpture in the Devakoshtha (niche)

Description:

Ganesha sculpture in the devakoshtha (niche) on the bhadra (principal or central projection) of the south-facing wall of Suswani Mata Temple. Framed in a niche composed of two pilaster motifs surmounted by a pediment of gavasksha (dormer window) designs, the main Ganesha image is supported by another small Ganesha in a small frame right above its head. It is a seated, eight-handed image of Ganesha. Some of the visible attributes of the image are pasha (noose), ankush (bullhook), sarpa (serpent), bijapuraka (citron, symbolized as ‘seed of universe’).

Location:

Bikaner

Date_accepted:

2024-06-01T07:49:04Z

Modified:

2024-06-01T10:20:59Z

Type:

Image

Creator:

Temples of India Project Team

Contributor:

Swapna Joshi

Publisher:

Jio Institute

Rights:

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

References:

Latina Nagara , Temple, Raja Mayurdhwaj, Jodhpur Circle, Morkhana, Rajasthan, 10th century CE, Parvati, Bikaner, Architecture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Maru Gurjara, Suswani Mata Temple, Suswani Mata , Suswani Maa, and Temples of India Project

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