Drupati Ratha, circa 7th century , Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu, India. It is dedicated to the goddess Durga.
Drupati Ratha, circa 7th century , Mahaballipuram, Tamilnadu, India. It is shaped like a hut and is dedicated to the goddess Durga. This is the smallest and the northern most of five monolithic rathas. It illustrates a simple hut-like Kutagara-Vimana. It shares an upapitha with Arjuna ratha. In elevation, the vimana has a simple padabandha adhisthana. The pada portion has devakoshtas containing images of Durga. The usual kapota is not to be seen. The roof, shaped like a hut with decorative motif in the joints. There is stupi carved out of the bedrock in a corner of the upapitha but yet to be detached from it. The sanctum bears an excellent depiction of Durga, possibly of later period.
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Location: Mahaballipuram, Tamilnadu, India
Photo credit: © Shreekant Jadhav / Alamy / Afripics
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