Frederic, LouisPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2019-10-152019-10-151959IM-1008http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176843This niche is decorated with pilasters in the characteristic Chola styleit contains a statue of Durga standing on the head of the buffalo which she has just defeated. On the wall, to the left and right, are representations of Siva. The pose of Durga is hieraticshe holds Visnu's emblem, the disc and the conch. From this time onwards the disc, which was previously seen in profile, is represented full-face. The lower face of the baldaquin seems to imitate carved timber work. The niche is surmounted by a miniature gopuram.35mmmounted transparencyb&wimage/tiffen-AUChola, Pandya, etc.architecturestone sculpturebook scan2019-10-15This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.