The Lion and the Warrior
10th Century AD. Kota Museum.
Although this figure is supposed to represent a lion, but at times it is a fusion of different animals. It symbolises the wild untamed nature within us. We have to control our desires and instincts. We constantly fight against it. We are the warriors. Since the warrior is below the lion, he has not succeeded yet. There are other sculptures where the warrior rides the lion. He has succeeded in taming his instincts and desires. The struggle is life long.
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