A stone linga and a graceful stone icon of Kamakshi behind a consecrated Srichakra occupy the two main shrines of the temple complex. The temple has numerous subshrines with subsidiary deities, lingas, a Hanuman and a Navagraha group. A small, gleaming collection of bronze processional deities and brass kavachas are stored in a room bedside the sanctum, to be taken out for festivals. Relief sculptures of Siva, Parvati, Vishnu, Lakshmi and Ganesha in various manifestations adorn the mandapa pillars, walls, gopura and vimanas of the temple. Siva manifests as the dancing Nataraja, the furious Virabhadra, the mystical Mrityunjaya, and the charming married Umasahita. Baby Krishna is a favourite among the sculptors who depict him stealing butter, wrestling the snake Kaliya and lifting the mount Govardhana.
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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