Queen asking gipsy to forecast

 At the northern side of the second pillar we can see the sculpture of Queen asking the gipsy to tell her future and she replies ”it is fate; your son will not come back”.

The scene of holding the legs of horse on the shoulders

In the western side of the pillar the sculpture looks as if the king is riding fast on a horse searching his son and an intervening soldier is crushed by the feet of the horse; he holds his breath and resists the horse  by keeping both of his  hands on the floor.

           The  third  statute  in  the  Ranga mandapam is Arjun.  He performed austerities without food and sleep for many months invoking Lord Siva to get the   Pasupatham.  Though  he  looks   like  a  hermit,  he  is  an archer. The characteristics   of   a    hermit  such  as  softness,  tolerance  etc.  are  all excellently engraved in this sculpture. He is seeking pasupatham only to show his talent in archery and wrestling. He is holding pasupatham in the right hand and bow kanteebam in the left hand.

Karnan

          In the fourth pillar, the statue of Karnan is by the side of Arjun. Karnan was the king of Anaga Desam and  a famous philanthropist. He is holding Naga Pasam. He is also good in archery. His face shows the valour.

             The fifth pillar contains the statute of a soldier carrying the princess. She is having veil on her face and pulling the tuft of a soldier.  On seeing this, both the prince and Minster’s son chase  him on a horse. Prince is  hitting the soldier in his hip with spear.  He  is seen holding the rein of the soldier’s horse by left hand and the spear in his right hand.  On  the right side, the minister’s son is  rushing  towards  the  soldier  with  great  anger  holding  sword in his hand. We can see the ribs of the soldier. Blood is gushing  out  of  the wound. This statue, having  the natural colour of blood stain at the rib, is considered  a wonderful image with life.

Veerabadrar

      The Veerbadrar statue in the mandapam is very beautiful. He was on the move to destroy both Thakkan’s yaga and Thakkan, the father-in-law of Lord Siva,  who disrespected Him. With fire in his eyes, he is the first in the  pillars of south row.   He  is with long mustache, side burns  upto  cheek;  long hair, double chin, spear in the right hand, square shield in  the left hand;  having a long garland, upto feet. This image will create fear and love whoever sees this statue.

Manmathan (God of Love)

    Manmathan statue is next to Veerabadran. He is holding  a sugarcane bow. There is a hole in the upper side of the bow. If you put a needle through this, it will reach the other end. The connoisseurs are wondering the talent of the sculptor who did this in a stone.