Dear sirs, Here's Vijay's photo of the most famous in the West, murti here. Why isn't it just called a SHIVA Gajantakasuramardana ? It's shown in many old books. Kathie
Thank you Kathy for the beautiful picture. Two other pictures of Perur sculptures are very famous, that of Kaali in the last stages of dance competition with Shiva, the dual look of shyness and anger on her face, second is Shiva again as 'Bikshadanar' or the naked yogi who shames Rishis with his good looks.
I have seen them as a child 10 years of age and they left such a striking impression in my mind.