Agni figure, Khajuraho

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by Anindita Basu
published on 29 July 2016

Agni figure, Khajuraho — Agni, the fire god. He holds a sacrificial altar, the Vedas, and a water pot, and is surrounded by four smaller fires, their skeletal forms showing the effect they have on humans. Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, 11th CE.

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Anindita Basu

Anindita is a technical writer and editor. Her off-work interests include Indology, data visualisation, and etymology.

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