SHIVA ANDHAKA

This stone carving represents Andhakasuravadhamurti, in other words, Shiva slaying of the demon Andhaka.
As expected from a work so firmly rooted in the Pala tradition, this sculpture captures motion and emotion in minute detail, vividly expressing sentiments such as bhayanaka (terror), vira (heroism), snigdha (tenderness) and bhasya in the sense of originating real knowledge.