This beautiful idol of Ravana was seen at Alampur. I think it was kept in the premises of Baala Brahma Gudi premises, which is one of the nine Chalukyan temples of Alampur. The idol depicting Ravana with 10-heads & 20-arms is made of brass. The kneeling position and raised arms makes it look like Ravana is praising Shiva and asking for a boon.
This picture was shot on March 20, 2015 during my third visit to Alampur. During that trip we also saw the sculptures at the Archaeological Museum and then visited Papanashi group of temples.
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I wonder why Ravana is shown / visualized with ten heads.
ReplyDeleteIt is said that Ravana was ten times intelligent & stronger anyone else at that time. Hence he is shown with 10 heads and 20 arms.
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