Iconology of the Apotropaic

Abstract

The study of Hindu Temples has time and again revealed varied beliefs and interesting facts regarding the intriguing iconology, these formidable beliefs have been backed by the evidential sculptures and reliefs present at the walls and pillars of Hindu Temples. Revelations through such studies decrypts the paths for enormous knowledge and insatiable curiosity. The aim of such studies is to have a better knowledge of the basic ideologies behind the iconoclasm present at the reminiscent of early Hindu Temples.