• KARUPPAIAH K

The aim of this paper is to high light the stone sculpture of Somanatheswarar temple in Attur. Somanatheswarar temple is situated in the centre of Attur. Attur is about 15 kms distance from Tiruchendur towards the northern direction.In sculptures is represented with a tiara on his head, as a sign of his noble birth. In his right hand, he holds a flower of tamarapuspa and his left hand rests on a stick, of a special form carried by ascetics, which is called Yogatand But in the temple, he is in the anjali pose.In the sculpture of Mahesvari,themakutais well placed and its artistic treatment is an excellent one. The Kundalas of the ears are worked out with elaborate ornamentations. The shoulders and the hands are proportionate.In the temple at Attur the image is placed on the pillar in the anjali posture.. The lion or the sign of leo in the Hindu zodiac represents birth and the tortoise, the termination to life.

stone sculpture, makuta, design

"STONE SCULPTURES OF SREE SOMANATHESWARAR TEMPLE IN ATTUR AT THIRUCHENDUR TALUK-A STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.311-316, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904K44.pdf

"STONE SCULPTURES OF SREE SOMANATHESWARAR TEMPLE IN ATTUR AT THIRUCHENDUR TALUK-A STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp311-316, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904K44.pdf