to  Saiva  ascetics, typically the ones associated with the Golagi-Math. [17]  Besides the images of the Buddhist deities, the images of  Vishnu , Siva  and  Sarasvati  were also constructed during the Pala dynasty rule. [18] Main Pala rulers Pala Empire  under  Dharmapala Pala Empire  under  Devapala Gopala I  (756–781) Dharmapala  (781–821)