Tamil Nadu (South India)
Wood
Dakshinamurthy is an aspect of Lord Shiva as a guru of all knowledge. Shiva is shown seated under a banyan tree with his right foot on the dwarf apasmara (personification of ignorance) and his left foot folded across his lap. Depicted with four hands, he holds a damaru and a flame in his upper hands and a bundle of scriptures in his lower left and a rosary in his lower right hand.
Chariots of Tamil Nadu, locally called ter, are intricate wooden structures of monumental size. The lower portion of the chariots are completely covered with timber panels carved with a wide range of figural and animal sculptures. These friezes, which constitute the finest wooden sculptures in the region, can be viewed only during the chariot festival; for the remainder of the year the chariots are parked in shelters to protect them from the sun and rain.
Size with the stand (cms): 51 (H) x 25.5 (W) x 13 (D)
Size with the stand (inches): 20 (H) x 10 (W) x 5.1 (D)
