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Kirtimukha (Sanskrit: कीर्तिमुख ,
kīrtimukha, also kīrttimukha, a
bahuvrihi compound translating to "glorious face") is the name of a
swallowing fierce...
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thunderous sound and a
great lion-like
monster from his brow
named Kirtimukha. The
monster chased and
seized Rahu with the
intention of
devouring him...
- The arch
emerges up from the jaws of one Makara,
rises to its peak, the
Kirtimukha (the 'Face of Glory'), and
descends into the
gaping jaws of
another Makara...
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bands having a row of male warriors, lozenges,
circles and
kirtimukha at last. The
kirtimukhas are
separated by
chain and bell ornamentation. It follows...
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drawn because the
image of the Sun God
Surya exists below the
little Kirtimukhas (gargoyle faces) on the temple's
eastern wall (back wall). However, a...
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Kalashas and
Kirtimukha ("glorious face")....
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features of Hindu-Buddhist
architecture in Java and Bali is the
ubiquitous kirtimukha over
arches and doorways. It was
during the
period of the
Aparajita style...
- his four hands. He is well
adorned with a
crown engraved with
multiple Kirtimukha images which can
often be seen
being overlapped by a
silver crown. The...
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Vedic ritual, see
historical Vedic religion a name of Soma a name of
Kīrtimukha a
Carnatic raga, see
Vanaspati (Raga)
Dalda - also
known as Vanaspati...
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original superstructure (shikhara)
which is
adorned with
sculptures of
Kirtimukhas (demon faces),
miniature decorative towers (aedicule).
Below the superstructure...
