This is Sambandar, a Tamil Saivite saint. Sambandar is one of the sixty-three Nayanmars. They were instrumental in starting and popularising the Bhakti (devotional) movement in Tamil Nadu. Sambandar is a historical figure who lived between 630 and 646 CE, only for sixteen years. What is unusual in this Vigraha, is his iconography of holding … Continue reading Sambandar