The Hindu Trinity : Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh ( Shiva)
Khajaraho School, 11th Century AD.
In Khajaraho School it is rare to see the Hindu Trinity together. Thus this is a unique piece of sculpture.
The creator, the maintainer, and the destroyer all three stand together, thereby representing the process prevalent in the cosmos. Since Lord Vishnu is the largest figure and is centrally placed, the emphasis is on the one who maintains us. The bottom row of figures are of couples thereby depicting the importance of "grahasth ashram" (The householder). The family, being the smallest unit of the society, is the most important stage of life which needs to be maintained, protected and promoted. Lord Vishnu symbolises the perfect householder.
While we may have the creative and the destructive powers within us, it is the power to maintain things which is the most important power in us.
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