Chandikesvara

unknown (Indian (South Asian))

dc.coverage.spatial	Site: Government Museum and National Art Gallery (Chennai, Tamil Nādu, India) Acc.No. 1048/81	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	ca. 15th century (creation)	en_US
dc.creator	unknown (Indian (South Asian))	en_US
dc.date	1400-1499	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2016-08-23T18:13:55Z
dc.date.available	2016-08-23T18:13:55Z
dc.date.issued	1400-1499	en_US
dc.identifier	268013	en_US
dc.identifier.other	archrefid: 3360	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/184327
dc.description	Overall view, standing, hands in the Anjali mudra, with an axe; In Hinduism, the Ganas are attendants of Shiva and live in Kailasa. Shiva's son Ganesha is "lord of the ganas", but Chandiskesvara is chief among them. The original name of Chandiskesvara was Visarasarman, a Brahmin by caste; he was elevated and renamed Chandesa, Lord of passion, by Shiva for acts of devotion. This figure holds an axe, which alludes to the tale where Visarasarman cut off his father's leg because of his father's sacrilege. Shiva restored the father's leg when he elevated Visarasarman. Statue from Jambavanodai, Undivided Thanjavur District. Source: Sridhar, T.S., editor; Exhibition on Chola Bronzes, Chennai: State Department of Archaeology, 2011 ([online at http://210.212.62.26/pdf_files/books/Chola%20Bronzes%20part%20001.pdf]) (accessed 5/6/2015)	en_US
dc.format.medium	bronze	en_US
dc.rights	© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.	en_US
dc.subject	deities	en_US
dc.subject	Hinduism	en_US
dc.subject	Vijayanagar	en_US
dc.title	Chandikesvara	en_US
dc.type	image	en_US
dc.rights.access	Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only	en_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode	7A2-IN-GMC-CHAND-A01	en_US
vra.culturalContext	Indian (South Asian)	en_US
vra.technique	casting (process)	en_US
vra.worktype	sculpture (visual work)	en_US
dc.contributor.display	unknown (Indian)	en_US