The granite cave encloses a one-celled shrine with a loose sculpture of Vinadhara Dakshinamurti. The outer wall of the cave depicts unfinished reliefs of
Siva as "Tripurantakara" on the left and as "Nataraja" with
Parvati on the right (the unfinished
Pallava dvarapalakas[1]).
The temple is located about 17 kilometers from
Trivandrum city centre. Vizhinjam served as headquarters of the
Ay kings who ruled the southern parts of Kerala in the 8th century.
Image gallery
Four armed Siva as "Vinadhara Dakshinamurti"
Siva as "Tripurantaka" (with Apasmara under left his foot)
Siva as "Nataraja" with Parvati
References
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abKrairiksh, Piriya. "A NOTE ON THE ‘MAKARA’ BALUSTRADE AT MALACCA." Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol. 47, no. 1 (225), 1974, pp. 96–103.