A gigantic icon with unusual iconographic features, comprising human heads and various animal forms as body components was discovered more than a decade ago from Tala (District Bilaspur). This image is a masterpiece example of uniqueness; hitherto unknown in the art traditions of India.

The investigation of an image by a group of scholars breaking the barrier of boundaries of nations was an unusual idea to solve the enigma of the Tala icon. The present book is a result of a postal seminar which the editor organised. Apart from Tala loon, this book also throws light on the history and art tradition of Daksina Kosala, presently known as Chhattisgarh.