(Sanskrit: mūrti; Tamil: mūrtti.) A material manifestation of a deity; the form of a deity in a temple setting regarded as that deity’s manifestation. Sometimes also known as a cilai in Tamil.
(Sanskrit: mūrti; Tamil: mūrtti.) A material manifestation of a deity; the form of a deity in a temple setting regarded as that deity’s manifestation. Sometimes also known as a cilai in Tamil.