Lakshmi Narayana

Description

The sculpture depicts God Narayana is seated probably, on a lotus seat with the right leg dangling, in lalitasana. The deity holds (clockwise) Padma, Gada, Chakra and Shankha in his four hands. Goddess Lakshmi is seated in Sukhasana on the left thigh of Vishnu (Narayana). A kneeling Garuda is depicted below which seems to support the lotus seat of the deities. On the either side of deity couple, female fly-whisk bearers are visible on this panel. Just next to these attendants vyals are visible in adjacent niches. On the left most corner, an elephant is visible carved inside a niche seems as if it is marching ahead. The topmost portion of this sculptural fragment is carved with ehaitya like motifs that gives it a complete look of a shrine in a niche.