History, Art and Life

Category Technical terms

Category of all Technical terms

sobha-dvara

main temple-gateway/gopuram with 1 to 2 storeys

Somaskanda

Shiva shown in family ensemble of Uma-Parvati and their child Skanda; especially popular in South India in the Pallava (c. 600-850) and Chola (c. 850-1279) periods.

sopāśraya

Sopāśraya (सोपाश्रय) or Sopāśrayāsana, Sitting with legs loosely locked, the soles of the feet resting in the front.

sopāśrayāsana

Sopāśrayāsana (सोपाश्रयासन) or Sopāśraya, Sitting with legs loosely locked, the soles of the feet resting in the front.

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