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Dvarapala or
Dvarapalaka (Sanskrit, "door guard"; IAST:
Dvārapāla Sanskrit pronunciation: [
dʋaːɽɐpaːlɐ]) is a door or gate
guardian often portra**** as...
- Agastya.
Restored to life,
Idumban wished to
serve for
perpetuity as the
dvarapala (door-guardian) of Murugan's shrine. The
deity declared that
Idumban would...
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exception is a
gigantic dvarapala of
Singhasari near Malang, East Java that
measures 3.7
metres (12 ft) tall. The most
notable dvarapala statues are
those of...
- leaves, the male (sic)
holding a
lotus bud and
posed in
shalabhanjika Dvarapala Yaksha made of basalt.
Statue found in
Buddhist cave (Pitalkhora) and...
- It is
believed that Kali,
pleased with Hanuman,
blessed him to be her
dvarapala (gatekeeper).
Hanuman appears in
Tibetan Buddhism (southwest China) and...
- The
lintels and
pediments are
often decorated, and
guardian figures (
dvarapalas) are
often placed or
carved on
either side of the doorways. A Hall of...
-
Mangkunegaran coat of arms
flanked by European-style
cherubins and
dvarapala face below...
-
mulavigraha style. Each
doorway is
guarded by a
dvarapala on each side, for a
total of
eight dvarapalas,
their heights spanning floor to the ceiling. These...
- four doors, the
later artists added dvarapalas and
decorations as follows:
Southern entrance: six feet high
dvarapalas wearing jewelry on both
sides of the...
- Thành hoàng are gods who
protect and
bring good
things to the village.
Dvarapala Ethnic religion Eudaemon (mythology)
Guardian angel Hiisi Liminal deity...
