The presiding deity is seen in a yogic postureThe temple dedicated to Lord Rama at Peddaputha village in Valluru mandal is unique in its own right. The idols of Lord Rama carrying bow and arrow is common. The Lord is seen sitting in ‘Padmasana’, with his right hand in ‘Chinmudra’. Lord Anjaneya is seen sitting in front of the Lord Rama in reading posture, referring to the ‘Brahma Sutra’ inscribed on palm leaves. “The idols symbolically show that Lord Rama is keenly listening to the Vedic recital by Lord Hanuman,” explains V. Ramabrahmam, an academician at the Department of History and Archaeology of the Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa.

Source: The Hindu April 20, 2021 18:43 UTC