Sarasvati Dancing

     Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh. About 10th Century AD.

     Image of Sarasvati dancing. She has eight hands, five of which are broken. She is shown as playing the lute as she is dancing. There is a bit of ornamental prabha at the top designed in creeper fashion. The workmanship is good but it is a pity that the hands and parts of the legs are broken and missing.

Ganesa

     Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. About 7th Century AD.

     Ganesa is seated with two hands. The trunk is shown as tasting the modaka in his right hand. It is indeed a big sculpture but unfortunately weather beaten. A remarkable workmanship of Early Chalukyan style.

Natesa

     Ramachandrapuram Taluk, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.

     Natesa dancing in catura pose. Of the four hands, the second right hand carries the trident. The two left hands are in danda pose and in the attitude of carrying something - probably the drum or deer. The bull behind him is badly mutilated.

Dvarapalika

     Bagalkot. About 7th Century AD.

     Dvarapalika, of Early Western Chalukya period, standing carrying a lotus in one hand and the other hand being a lola hasta. Has Gupta influence in dress, form etc., and resembles the goddess Ganga and Yamuna that flank the doorway of the Gupta temple.