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BRUHN: KHAJURAHO
DESCRIPTION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE
FIGURES
A THE FIGURES ON THE OUTER WALLS OF THE MANDAPA
II 1
II 2
T(-:-) standing
F=? āmraphala (?)/kați or pața
no sculpture
FMF=0 beard (M)/head(M)//neck(1stF)/r.l.arm (1stF)//n.r./1.u. arm(M)
MF M = V F = 0 dhanuşkarşaņa/dhanus/ salingana (kantha) /pustaka padma/ālingana
window window
F=0 bījapūra/pața
F = ? ./. / padmasarpa or padma rolled up
MF=0 kați/ālingana//ālingana (kantha) /padmasarpa
II 3
II 4
II 5
II 6
III 1
M= III (padmapāņi) padmasarpa/padmasarpa bijapūra/kați
M=dikpäla (E) Indra (elephant) gadā (perhaps mutilated ankusa) /sarpa (3) padmapāņi (form b) /vajra
M=I (apasmārapuruşa, padmapāņi) triśüla/padmasarpa abhaya/kamandalu (hanging)
M= dikpāla (SE) Agni (meșa, knotted beard) gadā (sakti? sruk ?) /pustaka (?) akşamālā/kamandalu (hanging)
MF M = II F = 0 sankha/cakra/ (ring)//ālingana (kantha) /darpaņa gadā/ālingana
III 2
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