Dvarapala Guardian Chariot Carving - 19th Century Door Coffee Tables to make your space one

to make your space one of a kind

11 x 17 x 59 (wxdxh cms)

or decorative objects

Losses To Paint Consistent With Age

These types of low Indian prayer tables were known as bajots and are found in many styles around India

Dvarapala Guardian Chariot Carving - 19th Century Door Coffee Tables to make your space oneThis South Indian panel is from a temple chariot locally called ter or Ratha Yatra. It depicts a Dvarapala guardian for an unknown female Hindu deity. In her right hand is a mace. Her left hand is in Tarjani Mudra with her index finger extended in warning to any miscreants. The index finger has long since broken. Dvarapalas were most often seen depicted either side of a doorway to a temple or shrine. Although they were often seen with four arms, two