Kiratasunu
Detail Photos
Deity: KirathasunuLocation: Mattancherry PalaceTheme: Non-narrativeVisual Feature: Background patternVisual Feature: Decorative ArchVisual Feature: Facial expression detailVisual Feature: Hand gesture (mudra)Visual Feature: Ornamentation
Green-skinned Kiratasunu stands upright with a fierce expression on his face. He has a bow and arrow in his left hand and sword on his right hand. He wears a red upper cloth and jewellery including rings, armlets and necklaces. He wears a crown topped with peacock feathers. There is a decorative arch surrounding him. At the middle of the arch at the top half above Kiratasunu's head, is a lion-head ornamentation, flanked on either sides by two elephant heads with open mouths. The entire background is depicted like a veeralipattu.
