Lord Shiva as Bhairava

A greater degree of refinement in execution is manifest in the figure

Bathed in golden light

It removes the vice of miseries

The figure shows the Lord was very much like other human beings

Vishnu appeared as Varaha to rescue her

with his consort Lakshmi

Vighnaraja (King of Obstacles) prevails over Mamata (egotism)

Shivlingam is therefore a visible symbol of the Ultimate Reality which is present in us

Saundaryalahari is a rare Tantric work whose authorship is attributed to Samkaracarya

stone or wood but a visible symbol of aspirations of pious men and women

Patachitra

on another the conch and on the fourth the weapon