Gigantic sculpture of Kirtimukha of Thiruchendur Murugan temple

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Kirtimukha (Kīrtimukha, also kīrttimukha, a bahuvrihi compound translating to "glorious face") is the name of a swallowing fierce monster face with huge fangs, and gaping mouth, very common in the iconography of Hindu temple architecture and Buddhist architecture in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Size: 2832px × 4256px
Location: Thiruchendur Tamil Nadu India
Photo credit: © Satish Parashar / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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