Mandapeshwar's other surviving sculptural panel, in the right alcove, depicts the Natraja, or dancing Shiva, symbolizing the cosmic cycles of creation and destruction. The figure is flanked by Shiva's consort Parvati, the central of the three female forms at the lower right; a drummer providing music for the dance at lower left; and Shiva's elephant-headed son Ganesh, at middle left with a tiny yellow and green garland and red sindhoor paste. It is not known why this panel has survived.  Next >>