It’s said to have once borne a statue of Garuda, the mythical eagle ... According to this tale, the pillar was erected in the Varah Temple of Udayagiri Caves, near Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh ...

Made of schist stone, the pillar stands 333 cm tall and 66 cm wide. It features a west-facing Nandi sculpture at the top, paired with a south-facing Garuda depicted in a gesture of reverence.

Kudavasal (Kodavasal), an ancient place in Thiruvarur district, has two ancient temples, one for Vishnu known as the Srinivasa Perumal temple and the other for Siva, wherein this deity is ...