Many thanks to Madhav Deshpande, Manish Rajan Walvekar and Nagaraj Paturi for your comments. I am convinced that the panel represent Viṣṇu as Sūrya-Nārāyaṇa, worshipped by Hanuman and Garuḍa. The lower hands hold reins of chariot-horses. The upper hands seem to hold weapons - triśūla (rather than a plant, which should be lotus) and sword/dagger.
Best regards, Asko Parpola > On 13. Mar 2024, at 19.12, Nagaraj Paturi <[email protected]> wrote: > > The two elements in the two lower hands are reins of chariot. horse(s). > > In Sri Vaishnava temples, it is common to have the shrines dedicated to > Hanuman and Garuda on either side of the central shrine of Vishnu in any > form. > > Vishnu on chariot can be Suryanarayana or Savitr Narayana. > > Lotus in the hands of Surya is not uncommon. > > On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 8:32 PM Manish Rajan Walvekar via INDOLOGY > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Dear Professor Asko, >> >> I discussed this with Dr. Gopal Joge of Deccan College, Pune. He added to >> Prof. Deshpande's scholarly opinion:- the image appears to be 'Vishnu', but >> with a typical late period 'Himalayan' style. Similar kinds of wood carving >> and images can be seen at Devi-Kothi, Himachal Pradesh, India. >> >> Thanks. >> >> On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 6:57 PM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> Dear Asko, >>> >>> This looks like Chaturbhuja Vishnu at the center, flanked by Hanuman and >>> Garuda. In my family, we have an image of Krishna with Hanuman and Garuda >>> at his feet. I have seen this arrangement in some temples in Pune. >>> >>> Madhav >>> <image.png> >>> >>> Madhav M. Deshpande >>> Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics >>> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA >>> Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies >>> Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India >>> >>> [Residence: Campbell, California, USA] >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 5:53 AM Asko Parpola via INDOLOGY >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> Years ago my wife acquired in London the finely carved wooden panel a scan >>>> of which is attached. >>>> We are at loss in trying to identify the central figure with vaiṣṇava >>>> marks, worshipped by the monkey >>>> king (Hanuman? Vālin?) and the bird king (Garuḍa? Jaṭāyus?). The >>>> worshippers rather point to >>>> Rāma, but the iconography of the object of their worship is unusual and >>>> strange to me. >>>> He wears a crown and the upper hands hold a three-leaved plant (?) and a >>>> sword or dagger (?), >>>> the lower hands hold garlands (?) or reins of chariot horse (?). We look >>>> forward to expert opinions. >>>> >>>> Best regards, Asko >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Dr. Manish Rajan Walvekar >> Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) and Centre Coordinator >> Amrita Darshanam International Centre for Spiritual Studies >> Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham >> Bangalore. >> >> || तस्मै पाणिनये नमः || >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > > -- > Nagaraj Paturi > > Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. > Dean, IndicA > BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra > BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra > BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru. > Member, Advisory Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Bengaluru > Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies, > FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of Liberal Education, > Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. > > >
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