CONTENTS: Foreword, Acknowledgement, List of Figures, Introduction, 1. Evolution of the forms in texts and Sculptural Traditions, 2. Durga and Ardhanarisvara Iconography and Iconometrics in Agamas and Silpa Texts, 3. Study and Analysis of Durga Images in Pallava structures, 4. Study and Analysis of Ardhanarisvara Images in Pallava structures, 5. Study and Analysis of Durga Images in Chola structures, 6. Study and Analysis of Ardhanarisvara Images in Chola structures, 7. Evolutionary study and conclusion, Bibliography.