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Navanarikunjara, nine women combination in the form of an elephant
Description: The combination of nine women in the form of an elephant forms part of the repertoire of the Kandyan painter and this example is from the ceiling of the lower storey of the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Collection: Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
Pancanarighata, five acrobatic women in the form of a pot
Description: This elaborate stone carving of a pancanarighata, can be seen near the Vishnu devale at Hanguranketa, Sri Lanka.
Contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Collection: Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
Pancanarighata, five acrobatic women in the form of a pot
Description: The pancanarighata, or ‘5 women pot’ is a symbolic formation of women in various acrobatic stances. Adorning the lintel of a wooden doorway at the Dippitiya Vihare in the Kegalle district, Sri Lanka, is this pancanarighata. It is a popular decorative device of 18th century A.D. Kandy.
Contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Collection: Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
