Shiva's karanas in Thiruvadigai; Kailasha and the home of Tripurankata

Fig. 6: The Raja Gopuram of the Arunachaleshvara temple in Thiruvannamalai, the base with the karana panels in the passage way.
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Arunachaleshvara temple, Thiruvannamalai
Vijayanagara or Nayaka dynasty, 16th century

February 2012, Kandhan Raja Deekshithar, Jayakumar Raja Deekshithar , Sankar Raja Deekshithar, Liesbeth Pankaja Bennink.