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Belur Chennakeshava Temple with Telugu Guide || బేలూర్ శిల్పకళా నైపుణ్యం | ಬೇಲೂರು ಅದ್ಭುತ ಶಿಲಾಪ್ರಪಂಚ

Belur Chennakeshava Temple with Telugu Guide || బేలూర్ శిల్పకళా నైపుణ్యం | ಬೇಲೂರು ಅದ್ಭುತ ಶಿಲಾಪ್ರಪಂಚ ============= Identifying the brackets figures when going around the temple from the right side are as follows- The first figure is of a lady admiring her beauty in the mirror, held in her left hand. A lady holding folded betel leaves and flanked by maids. A handmaiden to her right carries a vessel filled with water, while the maid to the left is filling a “syringe” A lady writing to her lover, while the helping maids are standing besides her. A mischievous monkey pulling the saree of a lady and snarling, While she is rhreatening her with a twig. It is one of the most popular sculpture. A lady aiming her arrow at the bird. A lady is dressing her hair after bath and her attendants are holding flowers and toiletry. A lady performing the most difficult Tribhangi Nritya, involving three poses of the body at the same time. A lady disguised as a saint. A lady plying a drum. A lady plying a flute and the maid is sitting besides her. A singing lady. The sculpture of a beautiful lady is located just before the southern entrance. It also portrays a lizard about to catch a fly sitting on a jack fruit. The series of bracket figures continues on the other side of the gateway, Known as “Friday door”, as it as it is opened only on certain days. Alady with violin. A lady arranging her curly hairs with right hand while holding a mirror. A lady plucking a mango from the tree with her right hand. A lady dressed like a hunter and aiming at the birds. The eighteenth figure of the series shows a strange lady dressed up like a man with a beard and a moustache. She is plying on her drum, While two men wearing “monkey caps” are wrestling. The series of the bracket figures now resumes on the other side of the shrine. The first figure depicts a lady portrayed as an arch dancer and her maids plying upon the misical instruments. A lady as a songstress with metallic time keepers. A Beautifully dancing lady. A lady holding a spear with a skull at its top. A lady returning after hunting. Her maids are carrying the prey and one maid is removing the throns. Lady practicing dance steps. Her maids are plying on there musical instruments. The interesting figure portraying the Bhasma Mohini Dance story lies by the northern dooeway. The unique figure although has its hands and feet in differents poses, but they are in a straight line. After the northern entrance the series continues further. The twenty sixth figure shows a frightened beautiful lady shaking a scorpion from the folds of her saree and snarling when she tries to shoo it off. Beautifully dressed lady waiting for her lover. A gypsy girl holding palm leaves. A lady about to relax after her dinner. Nagaveen Dance. A fully dressed and ornamented lady proudly admiring her beauty in a mirror. A gypsy girl predicting future to the world. A lady performing kite dance. The last group of bracket figures shows beautiful ladies in in different poses and occupations. A lady showing her hairs tied in to a knot. A beautifully dressed lady ready for a dance performance. A lady sporting beard and moustache is dancing holding a drum in her left hand. A lady singing with the help of time keeper sets. An arch dancer dancing to the tune of her accomplice. There are also hundreds of intricately carved figures projecting out from the ledge, about 2 metres above the ground. The beautifully carved Hoysala emblem, depicting a man fighting a tiger at the three gateways of the temple are noteworthy. The interior of the shrine with ornately carved panels, pillars, ceiling, doorways and brackets figures are considered to be even more attractive compared to the outer walls. The four bracket figures in side the shrines depicts- A beautiful lady in conversation with her pet parrot, which sitting on the fore palm of her left hand. A dancing figure of Shantladevi wearing a gem on the head. A lady wearing a number of bangles and performing Gandharva dance. A figure lady portraying kasha Shrungara. She is writing her hairs after the bath. The dramatic and miraculous aspects of mythology are also beautifully depicted all over the temple some of the finest sculptural representation are – Arjuna, the pandava prince rescuing the cows of Virata: Ravana, the ten headed demon king lifting Mount kailas which has figures of lord Shiva, parvati as well as a number of other miniature carved figures and the boy saint prahlada being rescued by lord Vishnu. The façade of the sabha-mantapas several splendidly perforated screens with sQuarish holes for ventilation purpose. The screens are richly carved with puranic legends and the durbar (court) scenen of king Vishnuvardhana and Veer Ballala-11, Which provide an insight into the court life of 11 th century The dress, hair style and ornaments of the courtiers and the royal couple are finely detailed. #belur #belurchennakesavatemple #shilabalika #halebeedu =============