L.S. Nigam
The rare icon, generally known as image of Siva, was discovered from tala, on 17th January 1988. The image attracted the attention of scholars and general inquisitives, due to its gigantic size and peculiar depictions. The renowned art historian Professor Pramod Chandra, who was present during the clearance of the image, then expressed, "The image will be a problem for iconographists for a century at least". The identification of the image was certainly ...