The Moon God Chandra floats on a cloud on the top section of an entrance pillar. Kinnaras and Kinnaris, the half-bird half-human musicians of the heavenly realms, praise the enshrined deity with their song. Shankha Nidhi and Padma Nidhi, the dwarf guardians of Kubera’s treasure, hold the conch and the lotus respectively. They symbolize auspiciousness and prosperity. The sage Vyaghrapada is said to have asked lord Siva for a boon – to give him legs and feet more suited to scrambling over rocks and vegetation in search of flower offerings. Siva gives him the legs of a tiger (vyaghra, tiger + pada, legs).
The Someshwara temple contains within it an enchanted universe of gods,
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A stone linga and a graceful stone icon of Kamakshi behind a consecrated Srichakra occupy the two
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The Moon God Chandra floats on a cloud on the top section of an entrance pillar.
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Mythical creatures that combine the features of two or more different animals are found in
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Wandering ascetics from a variety of sects and lineages were a very common sight in
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Intermingling with gods and celestials, ascetics and hybrid animals at the Somesvara temple
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Animals mingle with gods and humans on the pillars and walls of the temple, and.
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