The Narasimha Pillar revolved on its ball bearings once. A small space has been left on it to be sculpted by anyone who has the talent. It remains untouched till date. The four famous bracket figures on the ornate ceiling are worth seeing. All these figures have been inspired by Shantala Devi's voluptuous beauty.
Sculpted limbs undulate in lyrical lines.
A dancer's fingers become flowers. The 650 elephants charging on the frieze around the walls outside are all different from each other. The 38 Bracket figures on the walls are beautiful, pensive, playful and amorous women, lifting the temple to unprecedented heights of excellence. At the lovely feet of a sensuous spy, crawls a scorpion. She was gradually fed venom with milk till her body was saturated with it, then sent forth to put an end to the enemies of the Hoysalas with the kiss of death.