| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Government Museum & Art Gallery Chandigarh |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-chd-CH-227829 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Dakshina Murti of Shiva |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Sculpture - प्रतिमा |
| Dynasty /वंश | |
| Period / तारीख/युग | C. 13th - 14th Cent. CE |
| Style / शैली | |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | South India |
| Material / सामग्री | Stone - पत्थर |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Display |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Chandigarh |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | 93.2 |
| Weight(gm) / भार | |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 28 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | This stone sculpture of Shiva shows him is virasana with his right foot placed on apasmarapurusha. The principal right hand seems to be in vitraba or abhaya mudra. This figure represents Shiva in Jnana Dakshinamurti aspect as the expounder of knowledge. The upper right hand seems to be holding a rosary while the left seems to be holding a lotus. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | In general object is damaged from the sides. Overall there is deposition of surface encrustation. Left foot is lost, right arm is lost. Different features of the figure are damaged lost at different points. |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | |
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