Pidari Ekaveeri: a fierce Goddess, a captivating smile, and Raja Raja’s mother-in-law’s grant

The brief

R. Kalaikovan of the Dr. Rajamanickanar Centre for Historical Research says the idols is the probably oldest identifiable Pidari image in Tamil Nadu. Although several inscriptions from the Chola period refer to Pidari deities, the corresponding images have rarely been identified,