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Kuthara (Nachna), M.P., Caturmukha Mahadeva Temple. Caturmukha Linga. 8th cent. A.D. c.

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dc.contributor.authorKramrisch, Stella
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Nachna Temples, Madhya Pradesh)
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T01:22:14Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T01:22:14Z
dc.date.created1954
dc.date.updated2019-10-15T01:22:13Z
dc.descriptionThe 4-faced Linga is in the centre of the Garbhagriha. The significance of this symbol is the same as that of Mahadeva in Elephanta. The latter is a relief & does not show the fourth face of Siva (the face of Sadyojata). It faces away from the entrance towards the back wall of the Garbhagriha of the Caturmukha Mahadeva Temple. The four faces of Siva comprise his total manifestation, in the four directions. The 5th face is not shown. It is known to face upward where the pillar of the Linga raises its dome shape (The 5th face, Isana, is ontologically the first face of the 'coming into manifestation' of the transcendental Siva.) A Linga of this type is known as Caturmukha or Pancamukha, of 4 face or of 5 faces. Their eyes are open on the Linga in Kuthara. The roaring mouth of Aghora-Bhairava, the third eye on the forehead, the three folds of the neck are symbols. Here they are only conventionally part of the sculptural form. It is spread out at the base and forms a square plinth. -- 4ft. 8 ins. High
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediummounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierANUA 682-1591
dc.identifier.otherIM-656
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/176586
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
dc.subjectDeccan-- Chalukya Dynasty-- Ittagi, Gadag, Alampur, Lakkundi and mis. sculpture, Chalukya
dc.subjectstone sculpture
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleKuthara (Nachna), M.P., Caturmukha Mahadeva Temple. Caturmukha Linga. 8th cent. A.D. c.
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: S. Kramrisch, The Art of India. London, Phaidon Press, 1954, ill. 108

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