Elucidate the significance of tiger and elephant figures in Indian mythology, art and architecture.
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Significance of tiger and bull in Indian out architecture, mythology.
(a) Indus Valley Civilization - Pasupathi seal - Tiger amongst many elements.
(b) Relevance in paintings - Rajasthani Royal paintings, Tanjore painting and Mughal Tibetan paintings - Tiger and Elephant both.
(a) Ashoken pillar - Fabric of bull in Sarnath - Sculpture, and Elephant bases - Lion capitals → Mauryans.
(b) Meenakshi Temple & active sculptures - Elephant, Temple of Hampi, Virupaksha, Lakshi of Temple & Hampi, Tirupati on Temple of Elephants and sacred arches.
(c) Earliest wall architecture - S.Mauli Elephant & Mahalaya.
(a) Buddhist Jatakas and Panchatantra of vishunumams - Active usage of talking elephant & tiger.
(b) Tiger as vehicle of Golde Durga.
(c) Elephant also in the hand of Vinayake thus, India must recognize the resilience to such majestic creatures to environmental biodiversity (conservation aim esp) - Royal Tiger, Royal Elephant.
— D.S.K. PRACHET · AIR 193
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