Kirtimukha - The Face of Glory

Hi there, Welcome to another maleover of Gabiarts Art Gallery, Today's makeover is about Kirtimukha - The Face of Glory
WHAT IS KIRTIMUKHA ?
Kirtimukha can be found in most of the temple architecture as it is considered important for temples.
WHERE ARE THEY ?
This structure is mainly found in many Hindu temples especially in most part of the world such as , Combods, Thailand, Burma , Singapore, Inda, Malaysia Srilanka and other asian contries related to Hindu culture.
This monstrous face with bulging eyes sits also as an embellishment over the lintel of the gate to the inner sanctum in many Hindu temples signifying the reabsorption that marks the entry into the temple.In Dravidian architecture and elsMostly it is only a face, indeed very often only the upper jaw and top of the face is visible, although in some places its arms are portrayed as well. The motif can also sometimes be found in Shiva's matted hair.
THEIR IMPORTANCE
Two important collections of this stucture are housed on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai anf the Centre for Cultural Studies and research in Varanasi