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Airavateshwara Temple

The car vings in the lower par t though small are equally exquisite. The carvings in the lower part though small are equally exquisite. The Kama Dahanam and the penance of Parvati with Siva in the right and opening the third eye describes a legend.

Yalli: Here you will see Yaali, a mythological animal. Trunk of elephant, mouth of a lion, horns of goat, body of horse & tail of serpent. This is a super power animal having attributes of different other animals. They are also known as Vyalam or Sarabham in Sanskrit. The front pillars rest on the head of Yallis. 118


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