im ens ▁in ▁museum s ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁tem ples ▁of ▁South ▁India ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁many ▁fine ▁figures ▁of ▁S iva ▁in ▁various ▁forms , ▁such ▁as ▁V ish nu ▁and ▁his ▁cons ort ▁Lak sh mi , ▁and ▁the ▁S iva ▁sain ts . ▁Though ▁conform ing ▁generally ▁to ▁the ▁icon ographic ▁convent ions ▁established ▁by ▁long ▁tradition , ▁the ▁sculpt ors ▁worked ▁with ▁great ▁freedom ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁centuries ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁classic ▁grace ▁and ▁grande ur . ▁The ▁best ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁N atar aja ▁the ▁Div ine ▁Dan cer . ▁ ▁V ij ay an ag ara ▁and ▁N ay ak ▁architecture ▁ ▁V ell ore ▁Fort ▁ ▁V ell ore ▁Fort ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Ch in na ▁Bom mi ▁Red dy ▁and ▁Th im ma ▁Red dy ▁N ay ak , ▁sub ordinate ▁ch ie ft ains ▁under ▁S adas iva ▁R aya ▁of ▁the ▁V ij ay an ag ara ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 5 6 6 ▁AD . ▁It ▁is ▁mentioned ▁that ▁" there ▁is ▁no ▁such ▁fort ▁on ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁earth ▁like ▁the ▁one ▁in ▁V ell ore . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁deep ▁wet ▁d itch ▁( mo at ) ▁where ▁once ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cro cod iles ▁sw ar med , ▁waiting ▁to ▁grab ▁every ▁intr uder ▁into ▁this ▁im pre gn able ▁fort . ▁It