Lovely work. Would welcome you to join us in presenting more such beauties. will write to you in person

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For about a month now, i have been reading the posts in your blog ,which is i should say an awesome compilation of sculptures of the south. I am very much interested in religion, history, art, architecture,philosophy and the like. I appreciate your posts very much for their content and rich photographs.

Do take a look at my post on talakadu and somnathapura here:

http://www.anand-vsiyer.blogspot.com/

and leave your comments too.

It is indeed fish. Dear Chandra Sir, it is an exquisite Hoysala creation and the fish which could easily be mistaken for a bore, but see closely, the eyes are protruding marginally out and are completely round, like that of a fish and it is a front or forward looking fish (with its mouth and eyes forward and tail on the rear as in real life). In the sculpture the front portion of the fish with eyes and mouth (but mind you no ear) and rest of the body with human limbs have been marvelously merged to give us the standing fish-human form of Matsaya Avataram.

Anyone getting confused only needs to look again and again at the close up of the photo.

I visited the link given by you and found that first of all there is no connection between the books you are promoting or wanting to sell, good though they are, they are about yoga, hatha yoga etc. etc. and have nothing to do with temples, sculpture or architecture.

Pls. remember all of us are not into physical excercise but are deeply into mental relaxation that we try to achieve through diving deep into architecture, history, sculpture etc. and derive our energies from the enormous sense of fulfilment and contentment.

If you have anything tangible about art and sculpture, you are most welcome, otherwise pls. pursue your marketing elsewhere.

ha ha.

http://www.YogaVidya.com/hyp.html

This is most certainly a fish - there are atleast 2 depictions of the boar incarnation in halebid and they are the more traditional ones, will add to the post.

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