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<!--QuoteBegin-Bodhi+May 13 2007, 01:18 AM-->QUOTE(Bodhi @ May 13 2007, 01:18 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->In a more popular case, have you noticed the very famous meditating-cat-figurine on the Vimana of another Chola temple?  In this figure, right in the midst of other Yogis and Yoginis, a cat is shown meditating, standing in tAdAsana/vrikshasana with arms raised up in Namaskar mudra and eyes half closed.  Some mice are shown being carelessly drawn towards her.  The message is, the cat is only pretending to be meditating, while her real intention is to feed upon the mice.  Those mice which are not careful would come close, thinking of her as a Yogini, and she would pounce upon them and devour them. 
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This is from the Mahabalipuram (Pallava sculpture, not Chola) rock face sculpture in a section depicting descent of gangA from the heaven onto earth.

A close up: Look in front of the elephant's trunk

Look at the right bottom corner:
<img src='http://i.pbase.com/o4/30/52730/1/56383419.rathassculptures12.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Or near the elephants trunk:
Another image

Mahablipuram Rock-face-sculpture
http://www.pbase.com/yardbird/india_tami...abalipuram